Cost of living comparison

 Evanston (IL), United States
compared to
 Quito, Ecuador
Quito vs. Evanston Cost of Living Summary
Quito vs. Evanston Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Quito instead of Evanston, you would:

pay 51.8% less for restaurants

 
Evanston
Quito
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.00
 
$5.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.00
 
$8.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.44
 
$1.08
 

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pay 43.8% less for groceries

 
Evanston
Quito
Bread
1 loaf
$3.81
 
$1.58
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.20
 
$4.12
 
Milk (1 gallon) $3.94
 
$4.23
 

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pay 16.0% less for transportation

 
Evanston
Quito
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.43
 
$2.69
 
Monthly public transit pass ?? $20.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,000.00
 
$20,000.00
 

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pay 64.1% less for housing

 
Evanston
Quito
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$58.52
 
$31.13
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,519.00
 
$451.67
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $362.50
 

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pay 77.0% less for childcare

 
Evanston
Quito
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,717.56
 
$288.89
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $24,601.00
 
$7,190.00
 

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pay 44.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Evanston
Quito
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.50
 
$2.50
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.30
 
$2.78
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$9.95
 
$7.50
 

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pay 15.1% less for clothing

 
Evanston
Quito
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$62.50
 
$43.89
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$42.00
 
$44.40
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.00
 
$97.73
 

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