Cost of living comparison
Quito is 40.7% cheaper than Hamburg.
- Restaurants
-
pay 58.8% less in Quito
- Groceries
-
pay 34.7% less in Quito
- Transportation
-
pay 53.5% less in Quito
- Housing
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pay 59.2% less in Quito
- Childcare
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pay 17.2% less in Quito
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 35.6% less in Quito
- Clothing
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pay 25.9% less in Quito
Expenses including housing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Quito.
If you lived in Quito instead of Hamburg, you would:
pay 58.8% less for restaurants
|
Hamburg
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€13.65
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.10
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.12
€2.65
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.87
€2.44
|
$0.70
|
|
pay 34.7% less for groceries
|
Hamburg
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
€1.77
|
$1.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.62
€5.62
|
$4.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
€3.93
|
$4.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.62
€3.08
|
$2.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.44
€5.47
|
$3.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.15
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.67
|
$0.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.85
|
$0.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
€1.78
|
$0.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.67
|
$0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.68
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 53.5% less for transportation
|
Hamburg
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.34
€6.23
|
$2.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.52
€44.59
|
$20.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,845.34
€26,187.45
|
$20,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.04
€24.66
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 59.2% less for housing
|
Hamburg
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.81
€37.20
|
$31.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,166.50
€990.35
|
$451.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$864.08
€733.60
|
$362.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$274.06
€232.68
|
$31.45
|
|
pay 17.2% less for childcare
|
Hamburg
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$211.49
€179.56
|
$288.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,918.49
€21,155.60
|
$7,190.00
|
|
pay 35.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hamburg
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.55
|
$2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.26
€3.62
|
$2.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.79
€7.46
|
$7.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.73
€40.53
|
$37.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
€12.74
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 25.9% less for clothing
|
Hamburg
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.38
€68.24
|
$43.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.80
€42.28
|
$44.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.04
€84.09
|
$97.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$154.65
€131.30
|
$83.12
|
|
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