Cost of living comparison
Quito is 1.4% more expensive than Crete.
If you lived in Quito instead of Crete, you would:
pay 48.1% less for restaurants
|
Crete
|
Quito
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$29.24
€27.28
|
$4.25
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$8.00
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$1.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
€1.26
|
$0.76
|
|
pay 9.8% more for groceries
|
Crete
|
Quito
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
$1.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.02
€9.35
|
$4.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.99
€7.46
|
$4.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.90
€3.64
|
$2.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.91
€4.58
|
$3.23
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$1.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.94
|
$0.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.46
|
$0.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.37
|
$0.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
€0.18
|
$0.47
|
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pay 32.0% less for transportation
|
Crete
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.06
€7.52
|
$2.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$43.32
€40.42
|
$20.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,237.78
€18,881.16
|
$20,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.66
€13.68
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 7.0% more for housing
|
Crete
|
Quito
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.68
€28.63
|
$34.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$250.71
€233.91
|
$446.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$320.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.10
€98.05
|
$31.61
|
|
pay 65.0% more for childcare
|
Crete
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.78
€155.60
|
$275.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,347.65
€4,056.21
|
$7,180.00
|
|
pay 0.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Crete
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.52
€3.28
|
$3.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
€3.66
|
$2.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.77
€4.45
|
$6.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.74
€33.34
|
$40.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.58
€7.07
|
$7.00
|
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pay 8.2% more for clothing
|
Crete
|
Quito
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.64
€80.83
|
$46.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.68
€28.63
|
$44.92
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.98
€60.62
|
$98.08
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.59
€98.51
|
$86.36
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