Cost of Living Comparison

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Ecuador is 34.8% cheaper than Puerto Rico.

If you lived in Ecuador instead of Puerto Rico, you would:

pay 48.8% less for restaurants

	Puerto Rico	Ecuador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.29	$3.00	-75.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97	$5.48	-21.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.24	$0.69	-44.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.15	$0.53	-54.1%
Average			-48.8%

Puerto Rico vs. Ecuador - Cost of restaurants

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pay 54.5% less for groceries

	Puerto Rico	Ecuador
Bread 1 loaf	$2.24	$1.39	-38.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.84	$1.95	-31.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.87	$3.82	-44.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.59	$1.51	-41.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.67	$2.12	-42.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.13	$0.78	-63.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00	$0.46	-54.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.72	$0.48	-72.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86	$0.49	-73.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.59	$0.40	-74.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.24	$0.45	-63.8%
Average			-54.5%

Puerto Rico vs. Ecuador - Cost of groceries

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pay 25.7% less for transportation

	Puerto Rico	Ecuador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.89	$2.23	-22.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.42	$16.99	-58.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,099.90	$27,687.50	+10.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.24	$12.34	-32.3%
Average			-25.7%

Puerto Rico vs. Ecuador - Cost of transportation

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pay 51.0% less for housing

	Puerto Rico	Ecuador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$62.04	$40.36	-35.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$687.16	$378.97	-44.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$467.60	$262.59	-43.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$160.36	$31.10	-80.6%
Average			-51.0%

Puerto Rico vs. Ecuador - Cost of housing

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pay 37.2% less for childcare

	Puerto Rico	Ecuador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$354.85	$214.20	-39.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,971.62	$5,207.59	-34.7%
Average			-37.2%

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pay 22.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Puerto Rico	Ecuador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.19	$1.73	-20.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.69	$1.97	-26.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.19	$5.11	-44.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.34	$38.69	+0.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.55	$6.05	-19.9%
Average			-22.2%

Puerto Rico vs. Ecuador - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 4.2% less for clothing

	Puerto Rico	Ecuador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.70	$51.55	+20.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.86	$41.07	-6.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.71	$89.80	-3.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.97	$69.13	-28.0%
Average			-4.2%

Puerto Rico vs. Ecuador - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2021

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