Cost of living comparison
Quito is 37.8% cheaper than Carlow.
- Restaurants
-
pay 50.9% less in Quito
- Groceries
-
pay 24.2% less in Quito
- Transportation
-
pay 53.2% less in Quito
- Housing
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pay 63.0% less in Quito
- Childcare
-
pay 29.4% less in Quito
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 45.3% less in Quito
- Clothing
-
pay 1.5% more in Quito
Expenses including housing, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, and groceries are lower in Quito.
If you lived in Quito instead of Carlow, you would:
pay 50.9% less for restaurants
|
Carlow
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.29
€17.74
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.38
€8.62
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
€2.04
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
€1.77
|
$0.70
|
|
pay 24.2% less for groceries
|
Carlow
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.66
|
$1.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.68
€5.23
|
$4.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
€4.82
|
$4.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.03
€3.70
|
$2.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.07
€4.66
|
$3.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.60
|
$0.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.21
|
$0.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
€1.43
|
$0.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.41
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 53.2% less for transportation
|
Carlow
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.08
€6.51
|
$2.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$58.95
€54.20
|
$20.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,324.73
€33,400.52
|
$20,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.51
€20.70
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 63.0% less for housing
|
Carlow
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.09
€44.22
|
$31.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,366.50
€1,256.49
|
$451.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,125.35
€1,034.76
|
$362.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$176.65
€162.43
|
$31.45
|
|
pay 29.4% less for childcare
|
Carlow
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,174.87
€1,080.29
|
$288.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,162.64
€5,666.53
|
$7,190.00
|
|
pay 45.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Carlow
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.43
€5.91
|
$2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
€3.23
|
$2.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.68
€16.26
|
$7.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.09
€60.77
|
$37.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.33
€11.33
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 1.5% more for clothing
|
Carlow
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.77
€58.64
|
$43.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.87
€39.42
|
$44.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.02
€68.98
|
$97.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.38
€73.91
|
$83.12
|
|
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