Cost of living comparison
Quito is 36.0% cheaper than Helsinki.
- Restaurants
-
pay 59.1% less in Quito
- Groceries
-
pay 28.5% less in Quito
- Transportation
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pay 50.5% less in Quito
- Housing
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pay 36.9% less in Quito
- Childcare
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pay 23.1% less in Quito
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 46.0% less in Quito
- Clothing
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pay 8.1% less in Quito
Expenses including restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and childcare are lower in Quito.
If you lived in Quito instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 59.1% less for restaurants
|
Helsinki
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
€17.18
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.80
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.14
€2.88
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.86
|
$0.70
|
|
pay 28.5% less for groceries
|
Helsinki
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
€2.64
|
$1.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
€3.79
|
$4.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€4.72
|
$4.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
€2.82
|
$2.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
€5.49
|
$3.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.02
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.78
|
$0.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.94
|
$0.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.70
€1.56
|
$0.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.52
|
$0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.78
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 50.5% less for transportation
|
Helsinki
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.50
€6.87
|
$2.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.38
€65.39
|
$20.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,296.42
€31,417.06
|
$20,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.79
€16.30
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 36.9% less for housing
|
Helsinki
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.48
€20.59
|
$31.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,111.66
€1,018.33
|
$451.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$870.64
€797.55
|
$362.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.35
€91.01
|
$31.45
|
|
pay 23.1% less for childcare
|
Helsinki
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$338.03
€309.65
|
$288.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,508.28
€9,626.06
|
$7,190.00
|
|
pay 46.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Helsinki
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.57
€7.85
|
$2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
€4.36
|
$2.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.36
€10.41
|
$7.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.76
€43.75
|
$37.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.22
€16.69
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 8.1% less for clothing
|
Helsinki
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.00
€91.60
|
$43.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.76
€29.09
|
$44.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.57
€82.05
|
$97.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.24
€101.90
|
$83.12
|
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