Cost of living comparison
Quito is 27.3% cheaper than Bilbao.
- Restaurants
-
pay 53.0% less in Quito
- Groceries
-
pay 19.2% less in Quito
- Transportation
-
pay 34.9% less in Quito
- Housing
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pay 48.6% less in Quito
- Childcare
-
pay 28.3% less in Quito
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 1.9% less in Quito
- Clothing
-
pay 5.1% less in Quito
Expenses including restaurants, housing, transportation, childcare, groceries, and clothing are lower in Quito.
If you lived in Quito instead of Bilbao, you would:
pay 53.0% less for restaurants
|
Bilbao
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.67
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.29
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
€2.36
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
€1.75
|
$0.70
|
|
pay 19.2% less for groceries
|
Bilbao
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.35
€1.23
|
$1.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.31
€6.67
|
$4.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.43
€4.04
|
$4.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.63
|
$2.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.89
€3.55
|
$3.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.81
|
$0.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.78
|
$0.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.04
|
$0.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.71
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 34.9% less for transportation
|
Bilbao
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€5.96
|
$2.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€39.12
|
$20.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,009.37
€27,381.63
|
$20,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.73
€11.61
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 48.6% less for housing
|
Bilbao
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.98
€32.83
|
$31.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$991.38
€904.57
|
$451.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$825.26
€752.99
|
$362.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.81
€96.54
|
$31.45
|
|
pay 28.3% less for childcare
|
Bilbao
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$509.09
€464.51
|
$288.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,306.16
€7,578.84
|
$7,190.00
|
|
pay 1.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bilbao
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€2.93
|
$2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.99
€1.82
|
$2.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.03
€5.50
|
$7.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.59
€48.90
|
$37.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
€8.07
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 5.1% less for clothing
|
Bilbao
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.78
€85.57
|
$43.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.51
€28.75
|
$44.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.70
€70.90
|
$97.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.93
€114.91
|
$83.12
|
|
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