Cost of living comparison
Quito is 37.0% cheaper than Bielefeld.
- Restaurants
-
pay 54.6% less in Quito
- Groceries
-
pay 30.7% less in Quito
- Transportation
-
pay 49.7% less in Quito
- Housing
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pay 44.7% less in Quito
- Childcare
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pay 40.0% less in Quito
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 26.0% less in Quito
- Clothing
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pay 13.3% less in Quito
Expenses including restaurants, transportation, housing, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Quito.
If you lived in Quito instead of Bielefeld, you would:
pay 54.6% less for restaurants
|
Bielefeld
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.86
€11.33
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.52
€10.15
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
€2.36
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
€1.89
|
$0.70
|
|
pay 30.7% less for groceries
|
Bielefeld
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.77
|
$1.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.39
€5.63
|
$4.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€3.87
|
$4.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
€3.02
|
$2.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.23
€5.49
|
$3.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.17
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.63
|
$0.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.84
|
$0.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.33
€2.06
|
$0.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.64
|
$0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.59
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 49.7% less for transportation
|
Bielefeld
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.02
€6.19
|
$2.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.52
€46.28
|
$20.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,130.52
€25,670.98
|
$20,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
€21.16
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 44.7% less for housing
|
Bielefeld
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.33
€44.35
|
$31.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.74
€487.98
|
$451.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$568.03
€500.57
|
$362.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$224.44
€197.79
|
$31.45
|
|
pay 40.0% less for childcare
|
Bielefeld
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$635.02
€559.60
|
$288.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,645.87
€8,500.32
|
$7,190.00
|
|
pay 26.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bielefeld
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.25
|
$2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.19
|
$2.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.79
€7.74
|
$7.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.15
€30.98
|
$37.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€12.28
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 13.3% less for clothing
|
Bielefeld
|
Quito
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.52
€68.32
|
$43.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.15
€28.33
|
$44.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.91
€94.21
|
$97.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.65
€120.42
|
$83.12
|
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