Cost of Living Comparison

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Ecuador is 56.9% cheaper than Virgin Islands.

If you lived in Ecuador instead of Virgin Islands, you would:

pay 67.7% less for restaurants

	Virgin Islands	Ecuador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.50	$3.00	-84.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.33	$5.48	-41.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.44	$0.69	-71.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.97	$0.53	-73.2%
Average			-67.7%

Virgin Islands vs. Ecuador - Cost of restaurants

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pay 73.8% less for groceries

	Virgin Islands	Ecuador
Bread 1 loaf	$4.63	$1.39	-70.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.68	$1.95	-65.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.34	$3.82	-47.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.29	$1.51	-64.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.75	$2.12	-63.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.63	$0.78	-78.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.36	$0.46	-80.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.62	$0.48	-86.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$4.25	$0.49	-88.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.90	$0.40	-86.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.25	$0.45	-80.1%
Average			-73.8%

Virgin Islands vs. Ecuador - Cost of groceries

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pay 44.0% less for transportation

	Virgin Islands	Ecuador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.17	$2.23	-29.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$16.99
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,333.33	$27,687.50	-21.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$64.71	$12.34	-80.9%
Average			-44.0%

Virgin Islands vs. Ecuador - Cost of transportation

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pay 76.1% less for housing

	Virgin Islands	Ecuador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$112.11	$40.36	-64.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,463.89	$378.97	-74.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,320.83	$262.59	-80.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$223.86	$31.10	-86.1%
Average			-76.1%

Virgin Islands vs. Ecuador - Cost of housing

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pay 67.8% less for childcare

	Virgin Islands	Ecuador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$682.50	$214.20	-68.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,744.44	$5,207.59	-66.9%
Average			-67.8%

Virgin Islands vs. Ecuador - Cost of childcare

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pay 37.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Virgin Islands	Ecuador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00	$1.73	-56.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.44	$1.97	-63.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.75	$5.11	+36.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$121.11	$38.69	-68.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.33	$6.05	-35.2%
Average			-37.5%

Virgin Islands vs. Ecuador - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 31.3% less for clothing

	Virgin Islands	Ecuador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.00	$51.55	-20.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$95.00	$41.07	-56.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.50	$89.80	-16.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$69.13
Average			-31.3%

Virgin Islands vs. Ecuador - Cost of clothing

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