Cost of living comparison
Quito is 51.7% cheaper than Cambridge.
- Restaurants
-
pay 56.8% less in Quito
- Groceries
-
pay 40.8% less in Quito
- Transportation
-
pay 58.0% less in Quito
- Housing
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pay 62.8% less in Quito
- Childcare
-
pay 70.7% less in Quito
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 50.1% less in Quito
- Clothing
-
pay 22.4% less in Quito
Expenses including childcare, housing, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Quito.
If you lived in Quito instead of Cambridge, you would:
pay 56.8% less for restaurants
|
Cambridge
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.37
£14.39
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£7.68
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.91
£2.16
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
£1.59
|
$0.70
|
|
pay 40.8% less for groceries
|
Cambridge
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
£1.58
|
$1.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.09
£4.53
|
$4.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.33
£5.44
|
$4.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.53
£3.37
|
$2.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.78
£3.55
|
$3.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
£1.06
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
£0.67
|
$0.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
£1.16
|
$0.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
£1.20
|
$0.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
£0.71
|
$0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
£0.66
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 58.0% less for transportation
|
Cambridge
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
£5.36
|
$2.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$76.20
£56.61
|
$20.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£27,140.15
|
$20,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.12
£20.15
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 62.8% less for housing
|
Cambridge
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.51
£27.12
|
$31.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,765.10
£1,311.35
|
$451.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,425.36
£1,058.95
|
$362.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$247.58
£183.94
|
$31.45
|
|
pay 70.7% less for childcare
|
Cambridge
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,131.68
£1,583.70
|
$288.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,928.96
£11,834.14
|
$7,190.00
|
|
pay 50.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cambridge
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.10
£5.28
|
$2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.70
£3.49
|
$2.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.08
£13.43
|
$7.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.29
£40.33
|
$37.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.50
£11.51
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 22.4% less for clothing
|
Cambridge
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.17
£75.16
|
$43.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.82
£37.01
|
$44.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.33
£67.85
|
$97.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.05
£86.96
|
$83.12
|
|
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