Cost of living comparison
Quito is 30.8% cheaper than Costa Rica overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 40.0% less in Quito
- Groceries
-
pay 33.2% less in Quito
- Transportation
-
pay 42.0% less in Quito
- Housing
-
pay 41.3% less in Quito
- Childcare
-
pay 39.5% less in Quito
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 4.9% less in Quito
- Clothing
-
pay 14.8% less in Quito
Expenses including transportation, housing, restaurants, childcare, groceries, and clothing are lower in Quito.
If you lived in Quito instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 40.0% less for restaurants
|
Costa Rica
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
CRC4,991.04
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.08
CRC4,650.05
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
CRC1,029.50
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
CRC763.73
|
$0.70
|
|
pay 33.2% less for groceries
|
Costa Rica
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.53
CRC1,296.57
|
$1.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
CRC1,926.66
|
$4.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.98
CRC3,571.93
|
$4.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
CRC1,644.77
|
$2.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.97
CRC2,033.25
|
$3.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
CRC916.23
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
CRC315.87
|
$0.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
CRC622.84
|
$0.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
CRC625.53
|
$0.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
CRC560.32
|
$0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CRC570.27
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 42.0% less for transportation
|
Costa Rica
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.63
CRC2,881.25
|
$2.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.00
CRC25,089.32
|
$20.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,063.37
CRC17,953,776.85
|
$20,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.62
CRC7,999.17
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 41.3% less for housing
|
Costa Rica
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.50
CRC24,834.06
|
$31.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$778.04
CRC398,384.81
|
$451.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$547.50
CRC280,342.47
|
$362.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.26
CRC34,950.54
|
$31.45
|
|
pay 39.5% less for childcare
|
Costa Rica
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.07
CRC265,782.29
|
$288.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,987.74
CRC5,626,141.45
|
$7,190.00
|
|
pay 4.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Costa Rica
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
CRC1,396.41
|
$2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.65
CRC1,871.11
|
$2.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.58
CRC2,346.32
|
$7.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.46
CRC30,446.07
|
$37.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
CRC4,416.79
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 14.8% less for clothing
|
Costa Rica
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.32
CRC33,448.19
|
$43.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.54
CRC22,806.35
|
$44.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.39
CRC56,521.58
|
$97.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.22
CRC49,778.72
|
$83.12
|
|
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