Cost of living comparison
compared to
Ecuador vs. Mexico Cost of Living Summary
Ecuador is 19.8% cheaper than Mexico overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 39.0% less in Ecuador
- Groceries
-
pay 33.4% less in Ecuador
- Transportation
-
pay 26.3% less in Ecuador
- Housing
-
pay 32.8% less in Ecuador
- Childcare
-
pay 5.0% less in Ecuador
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 1.6% less in Ecuador
- Clothing
-
pay 0.5% less in Ecuador
Expenses including restaurants, groceries, housing, transportation, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Ecuador.
Ecuador vs. Mexico Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 39.0% less for restaurants
|
Mexico
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
MX$185.42
|
$3.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.37
MX$153.09
|
$6.93
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
MX$25.18
|
$0.91
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
MX$19.08
|
$0.63
|
|
Mexico vs. Ecuador - Cost of restaurants
pay 33.4% less for groceries
|
Mexico
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.62
MX$47.88
|
$1.62
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
MX$77.96
|
$3.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.95
MX$108.83
|
$4.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.45
MX$44.82
|
$2.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.68
MX$67.25
|
$2.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
MX$23.18
|
$0.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$12.31
|
$0.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
MX$16.95
|
$0.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$15.10
|
$0.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
MX$16.43
|
$0.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
MX$17.91
|
$0.46
|
|
Mexico vs. Ecuador - Cost of groceries
pay 26.3% less for transportation
|
Mexico
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
MX$91.52
|
$2.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.70
MX$525.08
|
$26.64
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,996.60
MX$439,017.76
|
$23,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.51
MX$356.97
|
$10.89
|
|
Mexico vs. Ecuador - Cost of transportation
pay 32.8% less for housing
|
Mexico
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.35
MX$537.00
|
$29.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$587.67
MX$10,751.35
|
$360.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$443.50
MX$8,113.74
|
$278.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.22
MX$900.56
|
$38.16
|
|
Mexico vs. Ecuador - Cost of housing
pay 5.0% less for childcare
|
Mexico
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$236.91
MX$4,334.27
|
$233.05
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,569.03
MX$101,885.42
|
$5,103.33
|
|
Mexico vs. Ecuador - Cost of childcare
pay 1.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.44
MX$44.57
|
$2.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.34
MX$61.09
|
$2.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.42
MX$80.80
|
$5.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.27
MX$718.39
|
$32.69
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.43
MX$99.41
|
$6.67
|
|
Mexico vs. Ecuador - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 0.5% less for clothing
|
Mexico
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.04
MX$970.34
|
$55.39
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.66
MX$743.79
|
$42.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.33
MX$1,744.14
|
$97.41
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.49
MX$1,600.60
|
$76.05
|
|
Mexico vs. Ecuador - Cost of clothing
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