Cost of living comparison
Quito is 23.9% cheaper than Ancona.
- Restaurants
-
pay 46.4% less in Quito
- Groceries
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pay 23.3% less in Quito
- Transportation
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pay 37.9% less in Quito
- Housing
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pay 31.8% less in Quito
- Childcare
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pay 16.6% less in Quito
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 7.9% less in Quito
- Clothing
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pay 3.5% less in Quito
Expenses including restaurants, transportation, housing, groceries, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Quito.
If you lived in Quito instead of Ancona, you would:
pay 46.4% less for restaurants
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Ancona
|
Quito
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€13.92
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.28
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
€2.17
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
€0.93
|
$0.70
|
|
pay 23.3% less for groceries
|
Ancona
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
€1.86
|
$1.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
€5.66
|
$4.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
€3.51
|
$4.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
€2.25
|
$2.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.62
€4.00
|
$3.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.88
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.62
|
$0.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€0.98
|
$0.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.06
|
$0.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.59
|
$0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.63
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 37.9% less for transportation
|
Ancona
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.25
|
$2.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.51
€32.48
|
$20.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,186.43
€21,807.37
|
$20,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
€14.85
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 31.8% less for housing
|
Ancona
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.84
€26.70
|
$31.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.87
€521.98
|
$451.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$455.50
€394.39
|
$362.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.97
€155.82
|
$31.45
|
|
pay 16.6% less for childcare
|
Ancona
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$348.32
€301.59
|
$288.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,574.10
€7,423.79
|
$7,190.00
|
|
pay 7.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ancona
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.64
|
$2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
€1.52
|
$2.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.57
|
$7.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.91
€44.08
|
$37.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.28
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 3.5% less for clothing
|
Ancona
|
Quito
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.60
€72.38
|
$43.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.08
€26.91
|
$44.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.21
€78.10
|
$97.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.75
€87.23
|
$83.12
|
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