Cost of living comparison
Quito is 28.1% cheaper than Larnaca.
- Restaurants
-
pay 30.6% less in Quito
- Groceries
-
pay 26.2% less in Quito
- Transportation
-
pay 45.0% less in Quito
- Housing
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pay 46.6% less in Quito
- Childcare
-
pay 31.8% less in Quito
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 15.2% less in Quito
- Clothing
-
pay 1.3% less in Quito
Expenses including housing, transportation, childcare, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Quito.
If you lived in Quito instead of Larnaca, you would:
pay 30.6% less for restaurants
|
Larnaca
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.40
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.36
€7.49
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
€1.40
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
€0.77
|
$0.70
|
|
pay 26.2% less for groceries
|
Larnaca
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.66
|
$1.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.86
€6.15
|
$4.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
€5.15
|
$4.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.62
€3.24
|
$2.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
€3.41
|
$3.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.18
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.72
|
$0.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.88
|
$0.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.11
|
$0.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.55
|
$0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.52
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 45.0% less for transportation
|
Larnaca
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.69
€5.10
|
$2.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.59
€48.01
|
$20.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,186.43
€22,564.30
|
$20,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.11
€21.60
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 46.6% less for housing
|
Larnaca
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.33
€29.86
|
$31.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$985.20
€882.63
|
$451.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.62
€653.66
|
$362.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.95
€113.73
|
$31.45
|
|
pay 31.8% less for childcare
|
Larnaca
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$392.98
€352.07
|
$288.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,432.14
€10,241.95
|
$7,190.00
|
|
pay 15.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Larnaca
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€2.88
|
$2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.29
€2.94
|
$2.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€4.80
|
$7.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.09
€59.21
|
$37.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.60
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 1.3% less for clothing
|
Larnaca
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.02
€67.21
|
$43.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.15
€28.81
|
$44.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.95
€75.21
|
$97.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.82
€91.22
|
$83.12
|
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