Cost of living comparison
Detroit is 2.6 times more expensive than Ecuador.
If you lived in Detroit instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Ecuador
|
Detroit
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
|
$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.83
|
$10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
|
$1.78
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Ecuador
|
Detroit
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
|
$2.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
|
$4.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.18
|
$3.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.19
|
$3.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
|
$4.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
|
$1.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$0.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
|
$2.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
|
$2.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$1.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
|
$1.13
|
|
pay 69.0% more for transportation
Ecuador
|
Detroit
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.46
|
$3.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.42
|
$66.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,111.11
|
$35,699.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.51
|
$13.68
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Ecuador
|
Detroit
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.71
|
$58.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$344.59
|
$1,483.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.18
|
$1,092.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.19
|
$192.03
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
Ecuador
|
Detroit
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.49
|
$1,294.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.83
|
$16,800.00
|
|
pay 89.2% more for entertainment and sports
Ecuador
|
Detroit
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.17
|
$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
|
$4.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
|
$10.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.03
|
$33.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.55
|
$12.50
|
|
pay 7.4% less for clothing
Ecuador
|
Detroit
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.26
|
$45.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.74
|
$32.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.54
|
$82.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.58
|
$99.00
|
|
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