Cost of living comparison
Quito is 45.7% more expensive than Ballito.
- Restaurants
-
pay 19.5% more in Quito
- Groceries
-
pay 38.3% more in Quito
- Transportation
-
pay 12.2% more in Quito
- Housing
-
pay 16.4% less in Quito
- Childcare
-
pay 2.4 times more in Quito
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 88.1% more in Quito
- Clothing
-
pay 35.9% more in Quito
The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, restaurants, and transportation in Quito are more expensive than in Ballito. Notably, childcare and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Quito.
If you lived in Quito instead of Ballito, you would:
pay 19.5% more for restaurants
|
Ballito
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.82
ZAR124.05
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.54
ZAR82.70
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
ZAR16.17
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
ZAR11.93
|
$0.70
|
|
pay 38.3% more for groceries
|
Ballito
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
ZAR14.13
|
$1.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
ZAR55.65
|
$4.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
ZAR70.44
|
$4.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
ZAR37.21
|
$2.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.01
ZAR36.55
|
$3.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.29
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
ZAR9.90
|
$0.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
ZAR9.42
|
$0.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
ZAR8.21
|
$0.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
ZAR6.25
|
$0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZAR9.68
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 12.2% more for transportation
|
Ballito
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
ZAR85.95
|
$2.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.56
ZAR465.18
|
$20.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,447.98
ZAR372,145.59
|
$20,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.25
ZAR113.71
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 16.4% less for housing
|
Ballito
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.40
ZAR516.87
|
$31.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$426.00
ZAR7,753.03
|
$451.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$454.40
ZAR8,269.90
|
$362.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.36
ZAR1,462.43
|
$31.45
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Ballito
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$142.00
ZAR2,584.34
|
$288.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,556.00
ZAR46,518.20
|
$7,190.00
|
|
pay 88.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ballito
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
ZAR33.08
|
$2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZAR32.98
|
$2.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.84
ZAR51.69
|
$7.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.20
ZAR258.43
|
$37.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.68
ZAR103.37
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 35.9% more for clothing
|
Ballito
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.32
ZAR788.38
|
$43.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.50
ZAR536.91
|
$44.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.80
ZAR1,033.74
|
$97.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.58
ZAR1,266.26
|
$83.12
|
|
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