Cost of living comparison
Quito is 33.1% more expensive than Cochabamba.
- Restaurants
-
pay 49.8% more in Quito
- Groceries
-
pay 15.3% more in Quito
- Transportation
-
pay 24.2% more in Quito
- Housing
-
pay 44.4% more in Quito
- Childcare
-
pay 35.4% more in Quito
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 63.4% more in Quito
- Clothing
-
pay 0.7% less in Quito
The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, childcare, transportation, and groceries in Quito are more expensive than in Cochabamba.
If you lived in Quito instead of Cochabamba, you would:
pay 49.8% more for restaurants
|
Cochabamba
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.51
BOB17.32
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.18
BOB49.48
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
BOB4.65
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
BOB3.76
|
$0.70
|
|
pay 15.3% more for groceries
|
Cochabamba
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
BOB11.55
|
$1.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.63
BOB18.14
|
$4.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.35
BOB29.97
|
$4.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
BOB11.74
|
$2.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
BOB10.62
|
$3.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
BOB9.31
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
BOB2.69
|
$0.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
BOB4.19
|
$0.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BOB4.49
|
$0.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
BOB6.83
|
$0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
BOB3.37
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 24.2% more for transportation
|
Cochabamba
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.03
BOB14.01
|
$2.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,713.93
BOB101,424.97
|
$20,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.92
BOB89.06
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 44.4% more for housing
|
Cochabamba
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.16
BOB387.10
|
$31.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.39
BOB1,781.12
|
$451.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$165.08
BOB1,137.94
|
$362.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$24.60
BOB169.59
|
$31.45
|
|
pay 35.4% more for childcare
|
Cochabamba
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$272.75
BOB1,880.07
|
$288.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,363.93
BOB30,081.16
|
$7,190.00
|
|
pay 63.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cochabamba
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.44
BOB9.90
|
$2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.64
BOB18.21
|
$2.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.37
BOB16.33
|
$7.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.46
BOB313.35
|
$37.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.02
BOB34.63
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 0.7% less for clothing
|
Cochabamba
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.42
BOB395.80
|
$43.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.65
BOB321.59
|
$44.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.78
BOB494.76
|
$97.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.10
BOB641.73
|
$83.12
|
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