Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 1.0% cheaper than Samoa.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Samoa, you would:
pay 62.0% less for restaurants
Samoa
|
Ecuador
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$59.13
WST165.55
|
$3.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
$6.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
WST6.00
|
$0.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
WST4.26
|
$0.62
|
|
pay 47.3% more for groceries
Samoa
|
Ecuador
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
$1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.70
WST18.76
|
$4.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.59
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.49
|
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pay (unknown) more for transportation
Samoa
|
Ecuador
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$2.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$23,111.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.51
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
Samoa
|
Ecuador
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$30.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$344.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$278.18
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$37.19
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Samoa
|
Ecuador
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$227.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,800.83
|
pay 6.1% less for entertainment and sports
Samoa
|
Ecuador
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
WST15.00
|
$2.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
WST4.50
|
$2.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$32.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.55
|
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pay 16.8% more for clothing
Samoa
|
Ecuador
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
$53.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
$46.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
$93.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.11
WST255.12
|
$77.58
|
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