Cost of living comparison
Quito is 37.3% more expensive than La Paz.
- Restaurants
-
pay 20.1% more in Quito
- Groceries
-
pay 49.1% more in Quito
- Transportation
-
pay 6.1% more in Quito
- Housing
-
pay 31.3% more in Quito
- Childcare
-
pay 2.0 times more in Quito
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 37.8% more in Quito
- Clothing
-
pay 15.6% more in Quito
The cost of childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, and clothing in Quito are more expensive than in La Paz. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Quito.
If you lived in Quito instead of La Paz, you would:
pay 20.1% more for restaurants
|
La Paz
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.87
BOB19.84
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.18
BOB49.59
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
BOB7.24
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
BOB5.29
|
$0.70
|
|
pay 49.1% more for groceries
|
La Paz
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
BOB5.16
|
$1.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.36
BOB16.33
|
$4.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
BOB24.72
|
$4.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
BOB11.74
|
$2.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.37
BOB9.45
|
$3.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
BOB6.48
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
BOB3.32
|
$0.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
BOB3.14
|
$0.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
BOB3.27
|
$0.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
BOB3.11
|
$0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
BOB2.48
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 6.1% more for transportation
|
La Paz
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.03
BOB14.04
|
$2.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.84
BOB178.53
|
$20.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,790.55
BOB109,102.56
|
$20,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.36
BOB106.13
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 31.3% more for housing
|
La Paz
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.49
BOB293.59
|
$31.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.71
BOB1,981.00
|
$451.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$185.42
BOB1,281.13
|
$362.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.83
BOB219.96
|
$31.45
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
La Paz
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.91
BOB1,091.03
|
$288.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,282.52
BOB22,680.11
|
$7,190.00
|
|
pay 37.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
La Paz
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
BOB14.88
|
$2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
BOB18.84
|
$2.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.01
BOB20.83
|
$7.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.73
BOB226.14
|
$37.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.46
BOB44.63
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 15.6% more for clothing
|
La Paz
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.79
BOB309.45
|
$43.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$84.16
BOB581.47
|
$44.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.30
BOB430.46
|
$97.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.71
BOB371.11
|
$83.12
|
|
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