Cost of living comparison
Salt Lake City is 2.5 times more expensive than Ecuador overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.0 times more in Salt Lake City
- Groceries
-
pay 2.2 times more in Salt Lake City
- Transportation
-
pay 90.4% more in Salt Lake City
- Housing
-
pay 3.9 times more in Salt Lake City
- Childcare
-
pay 3.2 times more in Salt Lake City
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 85.3% more in Salt Lake City
- Clothing
-
pay 19.8% more in Salt Lake City
The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Salt Lake City are more expensive than in Ecuador. Notably, housing, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Salt Lake City.
If you lived in Salt Lake City instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Ecuador
|
Salt Lake City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
|
$16.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.83
|
$10.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$2.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
|
$1.89
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Ecuador
|
Salt Lake City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
|
$3.27
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
|
$6.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.18
|
$3.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.19
|
$3.63
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
|
$4.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
|
$2.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$1.07
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
|
$1.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
|
$1.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$1.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
|
$1.22
|
|
pay 90.4% more for transportation
|
Ecuador
|
Salt Lake City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.46
|
$3.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.42
|
$89.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,111.11
|
$30,050.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.51
|
$13.93
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
|
Ecuador
|
Salt Lake City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.71
|
$74.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$344.59
|
$1,664.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.18
|
$1,361.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.19
|
$130.40
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Ecuador
|
Salt Lake City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.49
|
$1,073.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.83
|
$8,400.00
|
|
pay 85.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ecuador
|
Salt Lake City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.17
|
$6.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
|
$4.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
|
$8.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.03
|
$35.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.55
|
$12.00
|
|
pay 19.8% more for clothing
|
Ecuador
|
Salt Lake City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.26
|
$66.55
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.74
|
$45.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.54
|
$105.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.58
|
$113.12
|
|
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