Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 17.4% cheaper than Mexico.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 41.3% less for restaurants
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Mexico
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.14
MX$199.94
|
$3.45
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.52
MX$168.02
|
$6.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
MX$26.67
|
$0.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
MX$20.12
|
$0.60
|
|
pay 31.5% less for groceries
|
Mexico
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.68
MX$52.84
|
$1.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.17
MX$82.32
|
$2.79
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MX$115.97
|
$4.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
MX$52.90
|
$1.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.49
MX$68.82
|
$2.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
MX$26.00
|
$0.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
MX$12.48
|
$0.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
MX$15.54
|
$0.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
MX$15.27
|
$0.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
MX$17.84
|
$0.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$15.30
|
$0.47
|
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pay 30.1% less for transportation
|
Mexico
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
MX$105.09
|
$2.48
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.94
MX$570.78
|
$17.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,778.21
MX$449,311.61
|
$22,909.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.39
MX$343.04
|
$12.40
|
|
pay 27.6% less for housing
|
Mexico
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.11
MX$653.15
|
$33.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.68
MX$11,829.05
|
$347.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$424.66
MX$8,376.70
|
$270.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.94
MX$1,083.69
|
$36.41
|
|
pay 11.5% more for childcare
|
Mexico
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.47
MX$4,546.18
|
$219.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,822.04
MX$95,117.13
|
$6,167.67
|
|
pay 0.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
MX$50.73
|
$2.18
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.35
MX$66.18
|
$2.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.34
MX$85.59
|
$5.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.86
MX$766.63
|
$32.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.22
MX$102.99
|
$6.62
|
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pay 3.0% less for clothing
|
Mexico
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.74
MX$1,079.77
|
$52.21
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.64
MX$841.00
|
$44.65
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.11
MX$1,895.84
|
$95.02
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.93
MX$1,793.55
|
$81.02
|
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