Cost of living comparison
Quito is 50.1% cheaper than Brussels.
- Restaurants
-
pay 62.4% less in Quito
- Groceries
-
pay 40.4% less in Quito
- Transportation
-
pay 52.4% less in Quito
- Housing
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pay 63.3% less in Quito
- Childcare
-
pay 69.5% less in Quito
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 31.8% less in Quito
- Clothing
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pay 31.2% less in Quito
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Quito.
If you lived in Quito instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 62.4% less for restaurants
|
Brussels
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€19.71
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€11.83
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.89
€2.66
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
€2.35
|
$0.70
|
|
pay 40.4% less for groceries
|
Brussels
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
€2.38
|
$1.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.47
€6.87
|
$4.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.52
|
$4.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.29
€3.95
|
$2.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.66
€5.21
|
$3.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$0.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.09
|
$0.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
€1.27
|
$0.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 52.4% less for transportation
|
Brussels
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
€6.36
|
$2.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.59
€49.27
|
$20.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,152.89
€29,564.52
|
$20,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.94
€23.85
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 63.3% less for housing
|
Brussels
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.46
€51.00
|
$31.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.57
€1,103.92
|
$451.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,025.16
€942.64
|
$362.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.33
€164.90
|
$31.45
|
|
pay 69.5% less for childcare
|
Brussels
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$988.17
€908.62
|
$288.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,667.79
€20,842.99
|
$7,190.00
|
|
pay 31.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Brussels
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.93
|
$2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.01
€3.68
|
$2.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.65
€8.87
|
$7.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.09
€35.03
|
$37.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.20
€13.06
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 31.2% less for clothing
|
Brussels
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.46
€88.69
|
$43.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.32
€47.19
|
$44.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.01
€105.75
|
$97.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.35
€131.81
|
$83.12
|
|
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