Cost of living comparison
Quito is 7.5% more expensive than Cape Town.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.5% more in Quito
- Groceries
-
pay 6.8% more in Quito
- Transportation
-
pay 14.6% less in Quito
- Housing
-
pay 38.7% less in Quito
- Childcare
-
pay 53.1% more in Quito
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 35.8% more in Quito
- Clothing
-
pay 6.7% more in Quito
The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, and restaurants in Quito are more expensive than in Cape Town. Expenses including housing and transportation are lower in Quito.
If you lived in Quito instead of Cape Town, you would:
pay 3.5% more for restaurants
|
Cape Town
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
ZAR155.50
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
ZAR93.30
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
ZAR18.12
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ZAR14.25
|
$0.70
|
|
pay 6.8% more for groceries
|
Cape Town
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
ZAR19.58
|
$1.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
ZAR75.41
|
$4.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
ZAR77.63
|
$4.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
ZAR46.23
|
$2.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.30
ZAR41.92
|
$3.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZAR13.34
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZAR12.70
|
$0.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.55
|
$0.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZAR12.75
|
$0.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ZAR10.02
|
$0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.84
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 14.6% less for transportation
|
Cape Town
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
ZAR92.91
|
$2.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.60
ZAR777.51
|
$20.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
ZAR362,837.79
|
$20,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.54
ZAR174.16
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 38.7% less for housing
|
Cape Town
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.29
ZAR790.06
|
$31.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$784.43
ZAR14,316.90
|
$451.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$505.72
ZAR9,230.15
|
$362.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.33
ZAR1,301.80
|
$31.45
|
|
pay 53.1% more for childcare
|
Cape Town
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.06
ZAR3,779.17
|
$288.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,312.73
ZAR78,713.51
|
$7,190.00
|
|
pay 35.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cape Town
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.56
ZAR46.65
|
$2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.12
ZAR38.78
|
$2.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
ZAR53.91
|
$7.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.65
ZAR723.76
|
$37.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.82
ZAR124.40
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 6.7% more for clothing
|
Cape Town
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.53
ZAR976.98
|
$43.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.86
ZAR563.19
|
$44.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.97
ZAR1,915.78
|
$97.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.06
ZAR1,406.52
|
$83.12
|
|
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