Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 13.4% more expensive than Peru overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 9.2% more in Ecuador
- Groceries
-
pay 10.3% more in Ecuador
- Transportation
-
pay 5.8% less in Ecuador
- Housing
-
pay 10.0% more in Ecuador
- Childcare
-
pay 25.6% more in Ecuador
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.3% more in Ecuador
- Clothing
-
pay 42.0% more in Ecuador
The cost of clothing, childcare, groceries, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Ecuador are more expensive than in Peru.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Peru, you would:
pay 9.2% more for restaurants
Peru
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.74
PEN13.79
|
$3.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.76
PEN21.24
|
$6.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
PEN3.44
|
$0.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
PEN1.73
|
$0.62
|
|
pay 10.3% more for groceries
Peru
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
PEN7.81
|
$1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PEN11.86
|
$3.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
PEN17.06
|
$4.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN9.85
|
$2.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
PEN8.86
|
$2.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
PEN2.62
|
$0.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.42
|
$0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.61
|
$0.59
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
$0.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.60
|
$0.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
$0.49
|
|
pay 5.8% less for transportation
Peru
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
PEN19.12
|
$2.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.61
PEN64.87
|
$24.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,522.48
PEN75,614.82
|
$23,111.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.04
PEN59.10
|
$12.51
|
|
pay 10.0% more for housing
Peru
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
PEN105.15
|
$30.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.84
PEN1,196.89
|
$344.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.27
PEN881.57
|
$278.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
PEN136.95
|
$37.19
|
|
pay 25.6% more for childcare
Peru
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.53
PEN628.33
|
$227.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,073.87
PEN15,010.13
|
$4,800.83
|
|
pay 2.3% more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
PEN9.09
|
$2.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
PEN10.48
|
$2.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
PEN19.90
|
$5.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.14
PEN118.42
|
$32.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.04
PEN18.55
|
$6.55
|
|
pay 42.0% more for clothing
Peru
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.67
PEN157.21
|
$53.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.03
PEN95.90
|
$46.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.63
PEN245.51
|
$93.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.87
PEN231.63
|
$77.58
|
|
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