Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 44.2% cheaper than New Zealand.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of New Zealand, you would:
pay 56.0% less for restaurants
New Zealand
|
Ecuador
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.47
NZ$23.11
|
$3.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.81
NZ$15.11
|
$6.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
NZ$3.71
|
$0.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
NZ$3.34
|
$0.62
|
|
pay 41.6% less for groceries
New Zealand
|
Ecuador
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
NZ$3.20
|
$1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.77
NZ$6.46
|
$3.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.55
NZ$11.23
|
$4.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.92
NZ$10.16
|
$2.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.25
NZ$7.29
|
$2.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
NZ$1.97
|
$0.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
NZ$1.79
|
$0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
NZ$2.24
|
$0.59
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.31
NZ$3.96
|
$0.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
NZ$1.54
|
$0.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
NZ$1.43
|
$0.49
|
|
pay 40.5% less for transportation
New Zealand
|
Ecuador
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.26
NZ$10.74
|
$2.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.15
NZ$118.60
|
$24.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,735.85
NZ$42,421.29
|
$23,111.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.90
NZ$30.70
|
$12.51
|
|
pay 57.7% less for housing
New Zealand
|
Ecuador
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.16
NZ$87.73
|
$30.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,007.66
NZ$1,728.12
|
$344.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$809.64
NZ$1,388.50
|
$278.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.68
NZ$157.22
|
$37.19
|
|
pay 58.9% less for childcare
New Zealand
|
Ecuador
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$611.89
NZ$1,049.37
|
$227.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,661.07
NZ$18,283.44
|
$4,800.83
|
|
pay 44.7% less for entertainment and sports
New Zealand
|
Ecuador
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.10
NZ$10.46
|
$2.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
NZ$5.66
|
$2.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$22.88
NZ$39.24
|
$5.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.53
NZ$66.07
|
$32.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.92
NZ$18.72
|
$6.55
|
|
pay 10.1% less for clothing
New Zealand
|
Ecuador
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.31
NZ$112.00
|
$53.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.78
NZ$69.94
|
$46.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.71
NZ$160.71
|
$93.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.74
NZ$208.79
|
$77.58
|
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