Cost of living comparison
Quito is 43.2% more expensive than Kuching.
- Restaurants
-
pay 74.0% more in Quito
- Groceries
-
pay 12.4% more in Quito
- Transportation
-
pay 56.7% more in Quito
- Housing
-
pay 34.4% more in Quito
- Childcare
-
pay 95.8% more in Quito
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 30.4% more in Quito
- Clothing
-
pay 1.1% less in Quito
The cost of childcare, restaurants, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Quito are more expensive than in Kuching. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Quito.
If you lived in Quito instead of Kuching, you would:
pay 74.0% more for restaurants
|
Kuching
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.50
MYR11.05
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.54
MYR20.09
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
MYR3.18
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
MYR1.82
|
$0.70
|
|
pay 12.4% more for groceries
|
Kuching
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
MYR4.62
|
$1.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.47
MYR24.21
|
$4.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.12
MYR27.07
|
$4.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
MYR8.36
|
$2.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.53
MYR6.77
|
$3.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
MYR6.01
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.27
|
$0.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.47
|
$0.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
MYR3.36
|
$0.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MYR1.54
|
$0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
MYR2.04
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 56.7% more for transportation
|
Kuching
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.76
MYR7.80
|
$2.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.81
MYR30.14
|
$20.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,725.16
MYR193,374.50
|
$20,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.99
MYR44.20
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 34.4% more for housing
|
Kuching
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.05
MYR124.06
|
$31.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.77
MYR1,268.24
|
$451.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.91
MYR866.42
|
$362.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.48
MYR165.73
|
$31.45
|
|
pay 95.8% more for childcare
|
Kuching
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.99
MYR579.29
|
$288.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,202.16
MYR18,584.04
|
$7,190.00
|
|
pay 30.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kuching
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
MYR12.05
|
$2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
MYR10.21
|
$2.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR18.08
|
$7.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.34
MYR160.73
|
$37.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
MYR20.09
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 1.1% less for clothing
|
Kuching
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.29
MYR324.13
|
$43.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.40
MYR209.61
|
$44.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.58
MYR351.92
|
$97.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.66
MYR308.06
|
$83.12
|
|
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