Cost of Living Comparison

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Cost of living

If you lived in Ecuador instead of Saint John's, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

	Saint John's	Ecuador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$3.00
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$5.48
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.69
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.53

Saint John's vs. Ecuador - Cost of restaurants

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

	Saint John's	Ecuador
Bread 1 loaf	??	$1.39
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$1.95
Milk (1 gallon)	??	$3.82
Eggs 1 dozen	??	$1.51
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$2.12
Apples (1 lb)	??	$0.78
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.46
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.48
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.49
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.40
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.45

Saint John's vs. Ecuador - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Saint John's	Ecuador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$2.23
Monthly public transit pass	??	$16.99
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$27,687.50
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$12.34

Saint John's vs. Ecuador - Cost of transportation

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pay (unknown) more for housing

	Saint John's	Ecuador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$40.36
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$378.97
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$262.59
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$31.10

Saint John's vs. Ecuador - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Saint John's	Ecuador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$214.20
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$5,207.59

Saint John's vs. Ecuador - Cost of childcare

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

	Saint John's	Ecuador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$1.73
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$1.97
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$5.11
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$38.69
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$6.05

Saint John's vs. Ecuador - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Saint John's	Ecuador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$51.55
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$41.07
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$89.80
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$69.13

Saint John's vs. Ecuador - Cost of clothing

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