Prices in Cuenca

It could be very helpful to show a list of prices you should expect to find in Ecuador. They will differ from one city to another, and from one restaurant to another, but this is an aprosimate to give you the big picture about princing in Ecuador
The prices in this list are taken from Cuenca, Quito and Guayaquil are more expensive, but not by much.

a cup of coffee in a nice restaurant	US $ 2.00
a movie on dvd	$ 1.50
the latest Shakira cd (copy)	$ 1.00
a galon of gasoline	$ 1.40
a bag of dog food (20K premium quality)	$ 80.00
a tube of toothpaste and a tooth brush	$ 2.50
1 2 liter bottle of Coca-Cola	$1.00
the latest Harry Potter novel or Twilight book	$ 15.00
a car battery	$85.00
a stick of deodorant	$ 4.00
a 4-pack of AA batteries	$ 5.00
a taxi ride (within City limits)	$ 5.00
bus fare	25 c
breakfast	$ 4.00
a hotel room for a single night (4 to 5 stars)	$ 85.00
a ticket to see a movie	$ 4.50
monthly rent (3 bedroom house)	$ 400.00
phone service	$ 15.00
water service	$ 8.00
cell phone service	$ 20.00
car insurance (per year)	$ 600.00
electric bill	$ 30.00