| Restaurants | [ Edit ] Avg. |
Range |
| Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant | 3.50 $ |
2.50-5.00 |
| Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course | 20.00 $ |
16.00-28.00 |
| McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) | 6.00 $ |
5.00-6.50 |
| Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) | 1.38 $ |
1.00-2.00 |
| Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle) | 3.00 $ |
2.00-4.00 |
| Cappuccino (regular) | 2.08 $ |
1.50-2.50 |
| Coke/Pepsi (11.2 oz small bottle) | 0.84 $ |
0.50-1.50 |
| Water (11.2 oz small bottle) | 0.47 $ |
0.33-0.75 |
| Markets | [ Edit ] Avg. |
|
| Milk (regular), (1 gallon) | 3.89 $ |
3.03-5.12 |
| Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) | 1.76 $ |
1.13-2.27 |
| Rice (white), (1 lb) | 0.53 $ |
0.50-1.00 |
| Eggs (12) | 1.85 $ |
1.50-2.20 |
| Local Cheese (1 lb) | 1.91 $ |
1.70-3.00 |
| Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1 lb) | 3.46 $ |
2.50-3.86 |
| Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) | 2.60 $ |
1.81-4.25 |
| Apples (1 lb) | 1.16 $ |
0.45-3.50 |
| Banana (1 lb) | 0.42 $ |
0.30-0.68 |
| Oranges (1 lb) | 0.75 $ |
0.45-1.13 |
| Tomato (1 lb) | 0.51 $ |
0.45-0.68 |
| Potato (1 lb) | 0.46 $ |
0.23-2.00 |
| Onion (1 lb) | 0.44 $ |
0.23-0.50 |
| Lettuce (1 head) | 0.72 $ |
0.50-0.85 |
| Water (1.5 liter bottle) | 0.86 $ |
0.50-1.50 |
| Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) | 12.00 $ |
10.00-18.00 |
| Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) | 1.07 $ |
0.80-1.50 |
| Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle) | 2.38 $ |
1.75-3.00 |
| Pack of Cigarettes (Marlboro) | 5.40 $ |
5.00-5.80 |
| Transportation | [ Edit ] Avg. |
|
| One-way Ticket (Local Transport) | 0.25 $ |
0.25-0.25 |
| Monthly Pass (Regular Price) | 10.00 $ |
6.00-15.00 |
| Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) | 1.50 $ |
1.35-1.50 |
| Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) | 2.33 $ |
1.61-2.41 |
| Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) | 9.00 $ |
7.00-10.00 |
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | 1.48 $ |
1.48-1.50 |
| Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) | 30,000.00 $ |
20,000.00-30,000.00 |
| Toyota Corolla 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) | 32,666.67 $ |
28,000.00-35,000.00 |
| Utilities (Monthly) | [ Edit ] Avg. |
|
| Basic (Electricity, Heating, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment | 33.71 $ |
25.00-45.75 |
| 1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) | 0.15 $ |
0.10-0.20 |
| Internet (10 Mbps, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | 37.77 $ |
25.00-70.00 |
| Sports And Leisure | [ Edit ] Avg. |
|
| Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult | 30.99 $ |
20.00-40.00 |
| Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) | 6.00 $ |
3.00-10.00 |
| Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat | 4.50 $ |
3.50-5.50 |
| Childcare | [ Edit ] Avg. |
|
| Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child | 350.00 $ |
300.00-400.00 |
| International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child | 830.00 $ |
400.00-1,260.00 |
| Clothing And Shoes | [ Edit ] Avg. |
|
| 1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) | 64.54 $ |
40.00-80.00 |
| 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) | 58.00 $ |
45.00-70.00 |
| 1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) | 105.62 $ |
60.00-125.00 |
| 1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes | 61.11 $ |
35.00-80.00 |
| Rent Per Month | [ Edit ] Avg. |
|
| Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | 324.33 $ |
250.00-500.00 |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | 254.00 $ |
200.00-350.00 |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | 501.92 $ |
350.00-650.00 |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | 408.93 $ |
250.00-650.00 |
| Buy Apartment Price | [ Edit ] Avg. |
|
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 107.77 $ |
92.90-120.77 |
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 105.68 $ |
92.90-111.48 |
| Salaries And Financing | [ Edit ] Avg. |
|
| Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 426.00 $ |
|
| Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly | 7.50 |
4.00-10.00 |
These data are based on 709 entries in the past 18 months from 97 different contributors.
Last update: May 2017
42 Comments so far
We are a family of 2, including all expenses rent, transport, food, utilities, internet, phone etc $700 - $800 per month
Preferable private health insurance companies- monthly rates and some mechanicsbpike coverage, co-pays and doctor visits, etc
These are important matters too.
i heard a lot of positive reviews about Cuenca , i am planning to move there with may family (two kids (between 4 - 7 years Old ) and wife by June 2017 from Dubai.
i want to know about the schools there and fees structures . my kids and i can not speak Spanish so we prefer English ones .
please if some one can help me on this as its big concern , and if any one have a business would like to have silent or active partner i may be interested as well .
thanks
Any information I would appreciate. Took 1 yr Spanish in high school many moons ago.
I just retired from 26.5 in USNavy and 21 yrs at the USPostal Service. I still have the desire to travel and live in other places overseas, I guess it is in my blood.
Thanking anybody in advance for contacting me.
Gus
i would know food, transportation and more. Thank you
I live in a 4 bedroom house with a living room, dining room, den, and 3.5 baths. My electricity, water, and garbage are $25 a month max. Houses in Cuenca don´t have heat or air conditioning.
IF I took a taxi every day from one side of the city to the other side, it would not cost more than $12 R/T
And, I don't know anybody who travels that distance even once a week
Fares here are based upon time not mileage
The minimum fare in the day (before 6pm) is $1.50
After 6pm it is $1.79
What is "taxi 1 hour waiting'? do we even have that here
Mortgage rate - using credit here to buy a house is very new - and the current mtge rate is closer to 20-26%
Gas is $1.49 per liter - it has been that for over four years
I am a widow, 69 with 2 small dogs. I want to come there alone. Please email me. I would like an honest opinion.
Thank you.
Restaurant 3 course, service charges do not exist 1.50 - 3.00
Pizza which is expensive, 500mm diameter $15
Coke 0.33
Water 0.77
Beer local 0.82
Beer imported 6.00
Rent 3 bed appartment 280 per month
Buy 3 bed house 79,000
Meat any cut 2.00 per pound
Onions 0.50 per pound
Tomatoes 0.50 per pound
Avocadoes 0.25
Mangos 0.50
Pineapple 1.37
If you purchase these in SuperMaxi you can expect to pay 3 x these prices. We shop at the farmers markets ( usually Nueve de Octubre) and for what we cant get at the farmers market we shop at Coral.
You could spend a lot more if you are determined to buy imported goods (which many foreigners do)
If you think you can't learn a language, you have already done so—you're reading this!
I was wondering if anyone would be able to tell me how are the services for Special Needs children(Autism) in Cuenca,Ecuador. Family of 4. Two adults and 2 special needs children. didimarpr@yahoo.com
Let me tell you something
I arrived tired and with back packs. For 1/2 hour at the bus station none of the taxi drivers would take me . There was another guy with his son who suggested we split up because the drivers don't want to have backpacks or any luggage in the car. What? Are you serious? They walked from one taxi to another and finally got it after 5 begging. I was just about to turn around and hop on the next bus to Guayaquill.. This is how you welcome people here that want to spend money.? Really
Drivers only picked up locals with no luggage.
Finally after 1/2 hour and my veins boiling , I walked to local bus station and asked which bus would take me to center? Hopped on the bus and found the place for $15 dollars. It's like New York City here. Pollution is through the roof and feel like being somewhere in Bangladesh.
Went to get a pizza because I was tired and wanted to sleep. $7 dollars for a small personal pizza with drink? Really u call this value?
Went back to my hotel and it's loud in here on the street that I have no intentions staying here another night. Leaving tomorrow ASAP and never will look back. This is nothing and offers nothing of value. I live in Poland on the beach for 1/2 what I am spending here.
Are you currently living there I would love to know a little bit more, along with my family.
Molim te javi mi se na moj email pa da se cujemo.
Puno pozdrava.
Filip
(teodosinma@hotmail.com
Kind Regards
Sebastian Debono