Cost of living comparison
Quito is 11.7% more expensive than Cuenca.
If you lived in Quito instead of Cuenca, you would:
pay 18.9% more for restaurants
|
Cuenca
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.50
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
|
$0.70
|
|
pay 20.1% more for groceries
|
Cuenca
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
|
$1.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.40
|
$4.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.43
|
$4.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
|
$2.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
|
$3.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
|
$0.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
|
$0.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
|
$0.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 3.0% more for transportation
|
Cuenca
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.39
|
$2.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.00
|
$20.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
|
$20,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.65
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 13.7% more for housing
|
Cuenca
|
Quito
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.12
|
$31.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$334.62
|
$451.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.44
|
$362.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.75
|
$31.45
|
|
pay 20.3% more for childcare
|
Cuenca
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$255.00
|
$288.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,650.00
|
$7,190.00
|
|
pay 12.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cuenca
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
|
$2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
|
$2.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.00
|
$7.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.00
|
$37.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 6.3% less for clothing
|
Cuenca
|
Quito
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.67
|
$43.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.17
|
$44.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.83
|
$97.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.67
|
$83.12
|
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