Cost of Living Comparison

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Ecuador is 43.4% cheaper than United States.

If you lived in Ecuador instead of United States, you would:

pay 59.0% less for restaurants

	United States	Ecuador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.02	$3.00	-78.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.68	$5.48	-28.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.89	$0.69	-63.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.53	$0.53	-65.3%
Average			-59.0%

United States vs. Ecuador - Cost of restaurants

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pay 51.4% less for groceries

	United States	Ecuador
Bread 1 loaf	$2.69	$1.39	-48.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.53	$1.95	-64.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.20	$3.82	+19.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.34	$1.51	-35.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.12	$2.12	-48.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.11	$0.78	-62.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77	$0.46	-40.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.93	$0.48	-75.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.97	$0.49	-75.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30	$0.40	-68.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.29	$0.45	-65.2%
Average			-51.4%

United States vs. Ecuador - Cost of groceries

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pay 24.4% less for transportation

	United States	Ecuador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.62	$2.23	-14.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$63.87	$16.99	-73.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,180.29	$27,687.50	+19.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.33	$12.34	-28.8%
Average			-24.4%

United States vs. Ecuador - Cost of transportation

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pay 64.8% less for housing

	United States	Ecuador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$67.35	$40.36	-40.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,222.86	$378.97	-69.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,029.07	$262.59	-74.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$127.79	$31.10	-75.7%
Average			-64.8%

United States vs. Ecuador - Cost of housing

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pay 70.8% less for childcare

	United States	Ecuador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$886.13	$214.20	-75.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,193.33	$5,207.59	-65.7%
Average			-70.8%

United States vs. Ecuador - Cost of childcare

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pay 39.4% less for entertainment and sports

	United States	Ecuador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.50	$1.73	-61.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.17	$1.97	-52.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.76	$5.11	-34.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.15	$38.69	-1.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.52	$6.05	-47.5%
Average			-39.4%

United States vs. Ecuador - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 6.2% more for clothing

	United States	Ecuador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.40	$51.55	+18.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.02	$41.07	+14.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.12	$89.80	+19.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.18	$69.13	-27.4%
Average			+6.2%

United States vs. Ecuador - Cost of clothing

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