Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 17.3% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Japan, you would:
pay 8.1% less for restaurants
Japan
|
Ecuador
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
¥966
|
$3.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.94
¥741
|
$6.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
¥146
|
$0.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
¥110
|
$0.62
|
|
pay 38.0% less for groceries
Japan
|
Ecuador
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
¥228
|
$1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
¥858
|
$3.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥818
|
$4.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
¥303
|
$2.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
¥409
|
$2.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
¥326
|
$0.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
¥154
|
$0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.64
¥246
|
$0.59
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
¥305
|
$0.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥190
|
$0.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
¥162
|
$0.49
|
|
pay 36.4% less for transportation
Japan
|
Ecuador
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
¥634
|
$2.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
¥8,671
|
$24.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,042.19
¥3,305,777
|
$23,111.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.42
¥3,813
|
$12.51
|
|
pay 28.5% less for housing
Japan
|
Ecuador
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.09
¥4,663
|
$30.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.38
¥75,044
|
$344.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.42
¥48,804
|
$278.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.04
¥16,953
|
$37.19
|
|
pay 38.9% less for childcare
Japan
|
Ecuador
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.10
¥43,208
|
$227.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,095.30
¥1,664,018
|
$4,800.83
|
|
pay 14.9% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Ecuador
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
¥406
|
$2.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
¥417
|
$2.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
¥598
|
$5.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
¥8,656
|
$32.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
¥1,796
|
$6.55
|
|
pay 43.4% more for clothing
Japan
|
Ecuador
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.54
¥6,081
|
$53.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.82
¥4,022
|
$46.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.08
¥8,110
|
$93.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.66
¥12,247
|
$77.58
|
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