Cost of living comparison
Quito is 3.5% cheaper than Bar.
- Restaurants
-
pay 40.1% less in Quito
- Groceries
-
pay 10.8% more in Quito
- Transportation
-
pay 22.4% less in Quito
- Housing
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pay 26.6% less in Quito
- Childcare
-
pay 19.7% more in Quito
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 35.4% more in Quito
- Clothing
-
pay 1.5% less in Quito
The cost of entertainment and sports, childcare, and groceries in Quito are more expensive than in Bar. Expenses including restaurants, housing, transportation, and clothing are lower in Quito.
If you lived in Quito instead of Bar, you would:
pay 40.1% less for restaurants
|
Bar
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
€10.45
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
€8.36
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
€1.52
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
€2.27
|
$0.70
|
|
pay 10.8% more for groceries
|
Bar
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.84
€0.82
|
$1.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.85
€3.76
|
$4.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.53
€4.41
|
$4.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
€2.82
|
$2.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
€2.98
|
$3.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.55
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.76
|
$0.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.64
|
$0.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.06
|
$0.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.43
|
$0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.51
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 22.4% less for transportation
|
Bar
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.18
€6.03
|
$2.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.79
€26.13
|
$20.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,009.37
€29,264.59
|
$20,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.72
€10.45
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 26.6% less for housing
|
Bar
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.96
€27.26
|
$31.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$624.30
€608.81
|
$451.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$489.69
€477.54
|
$362.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.16
€85.00
|
$31.45
|
|
pay 19.7% more for childcare
|
Bar
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.15
€235.16
|
$288.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,013.78
€5,864.53
|
$7,190.00
|
|
pay 35.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bar
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
€2.61
|
$2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.27
€2.22
|
$2.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
€3.66
|
$7.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.85
€36.91
|
$37.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.29
€4.18
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 1.5% less for clothing
|
Bar
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.29
€58.79
|
$43.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.13
€27.44
|
$44.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.43
€88.19
|
$97.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.05
€146.32
|
$83.12
|
|
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