Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 46.9% cheaper than Townsville.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Townsville, you would:
pay 63.8% less for restaurants
Townsville
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.94
A$30.17
|
$3.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
A$15.08
|
$6.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
A$3.69
|
$0.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
A$3.39
|
$0.60
|
|
pay 43.4% less for groceries
Townsville
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
A$3.10
|
$1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.99
A$4.53
|
$2.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.72
A$10.17
|
$4.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
A$5.66
|
$1.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.47
A$5.25
|
$2.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
A$2.27
|
$0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
A$1.63
|
$0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
A$2.05
|
$0.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
A$3.28
|
$0.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
A$1.94
|
$0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
A$1.48
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 27.0% less for transportation
Townsville
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
A$6.56
|
$2.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$74.26
A$112.36
|
$17.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,260.59
A$35,195.32
|
$22,909.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.03
A$16.69
|
$12.40
|
|
pay 53.6% less for housing
Townsville
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.88
A$60.33
|
$33.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$908.27
A$1,374.29
|
$347.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$841.81
A$1,273.74
|
$270.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.58
A$179.43
|
$36.41
|
|
pay 81.5% less for childcare
Townsville
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,182.97
A$1,789.93
|
$219.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,167.67
|
|
pay 49.6% less for entertainment and sports
Townsville
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.31
A$9.55
|
$2.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.19
A$4.83
|
$2.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$33.23
A$50.28
|
$5.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.87
A$63.35
|
$32.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.29
A$20.11
|
$6.62
|
|
pay 9.2% less for clothing
Townsville
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.58
A$96.20
|
$52.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.17
A$80.45
|
$44.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.88
A$110.28
|
$95.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.84
A$184.36
|
$81.02
|
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