Cost of living comparison
California is 3.4 times more expensive than Ecuador.
If you lived in California instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Ecuador
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
|
$21.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.83
|
$11.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$2.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
|
$2.16
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Ecuador
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
|
$4.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
|
$6.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.18
|
$4.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.19
|
$4.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
|
$5.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
|
$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
|
$1.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
|
$2.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$1.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
|
$1.44
|
|
pay 85.1% more for transportation
Ecuador
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.46
|
$4.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.42
|
$62.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,111.11
|
$30,005.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.51
|
$20.07
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for housing
Ecuador
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.71
|
$68.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$344.59
|
$2,371.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.18
|
$2,055.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.19
|
$171.68
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for childcare
Ecuador
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.49
|
$1,682.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.83
|
$30,905.75
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Ecuador
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.17
|
$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
|
$5.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
|
$10.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.03
|
$66.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.55
|
$14.41
|
|
pay 6.8% more for clothing
Ecuador
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.26
|
$52.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.74
|
$40.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.54
|
$85.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.58
|
$117.31
|
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