Cost of living comparison
Quito is 49.0% cheaper than Indianapolis.
If you lived in Quito instead of Indianapolis, you would:
pay 57.9% less for restaurants
Indianapolis
|
Quito
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$4.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
|
$8.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
|
$1.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
|
$0.76
|
|
pay 40.4% less for groceries
Indianapolis
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.25
|
$1.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.52
|
$4.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.32
|
$4.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.44
|
$2.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
|
$3.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
|
$1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
|
$0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.75
|
$0.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
|
$0.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.45
|
$0.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 40.3% less for transportation
Indianapolis
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.65
|
$2.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.00
|
$20.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
|
$20,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.17
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 71.5% less for housing
Indianapolis
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$81.82
|
$34.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,592.50
|
$446.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,178.12
|
$320.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$194.47
|
$31.61
|
|
pay 79.5% less for childcare
Indianapolis
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,855.00
|
$275.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,350.00
|
$7,180.00
|
|
pay 36.7% less for entertainment and sports
Indianapolis
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$3.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.53
|
$2.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.00
|
$6.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.25
|
$40.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.50
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 16.9% less for clothing
Indianapolis
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.57
|
$46.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.25
|
$44.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.00
|
$98.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.67
|
$86.36
|
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