Cost of living comparison
Quito is 19.7% cheaper than Ferrara.
- Restaurants
-
pay 46.2% less in Quito
- Groceries
-
pay 27.3% less in Quito
- Transportation
-
pay 40.3% less in Quito
- Housing
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pay 31.1% less in Quito
- Childcare
-
pay 12.4% more in Quito
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.9% more in Quito
- Clothing
-
pay 8.4% less in Quito
The cost of childcare and entertainment and sports in Quito are more expensive than in Ferrara. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, housing, groceries, and clothing are lower in Quito.
If you lived in Quito instead of Ferrara, you would:
pay 46.2% less for restaurants
|
Ferrara
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.15
€15.08
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.43
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.07
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
€0.94
|
$0.70
|
|
pay 27.3% less for groceries
|
Ferrara
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
€1.99
|
$1.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
€5.21
|
$4.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.21
€4.58
|
$4.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
€3.09
|
$2.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.67
€4.11
|
$3.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.64
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.72
|
$0.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.06
|
$0.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
€1.55
|
$0.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.70
|
$0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.63
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 40.3% less for transportation
|
Ferrara
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.29
€6.42
|
$2.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.22
€29.22
|
$20.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,832.30
€30,635.81
|
$20,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.97
€14.05
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 31.1% less for housing
|
Ferrara
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.84
€25.36
|
$31.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$589.47
€518.45
|
$451.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$535.88
€471.32
|
$362.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.87
€117.74
|
$31.45
|
|
pay 12.4% more for childcare
|
Ferrara
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$578.75
€509.03
|
$288.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,108.43
€3,613.45
|
$7,190.00
|
|
pay 2.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ferrara
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.71
|
$2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.80
€1.59
|
$2.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.66
|
$7.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.15
€28.28
|
$37.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€7.54
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 8.4% less for clothing
|
Ferrara
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.02
€65.98
|
$43.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.73
€31.42
|
$44.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.48
€88.37
|
$97.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.46
€84.84
|
$83.12
|
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