Cost of living comparison
Quito is 43.9% cheaper than Leeds.
If you lived in Quito instead of Leeds, you would:
pay 48.9% less for restaurants
Leeds
|
Quito
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.37
£15.00
|
$5.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.82
£7.60
|
$8.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
£1.63
|
$1.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.18
|
$0.70
|
|
pay 29.0% less for groceries
Leeds
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
£1.38
|
$1.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
£3.88
|
$4.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.72
£4.43
|
$4.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
£3.04
|
$2.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
£2.72
|
$3.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
£1.33
|
$1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
£0.56
|
$0.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
£1.02
|
$0.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
£1.07
|
$0.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.53
|
$0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
£0.58
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 57.0% less for transportation
Leeds
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.29
£5.64
|
$2.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.41
£69.99
|
$20.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£28,280.36
|
$20,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.21
£17.97
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 57.8% less for housing
Leeds
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.95
£30.93
|
$31.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,258.53
£974.28
|
$451.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$906.95
£702.11
|
$362.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$207.62
£160.72
|
$31.45
|
|
pay 71.2% less for childcare
Leeds
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,611.41
£1,247.46
|
$288.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,081.52
£13,997.70
|
$7,190.00
|
|
pay 37.0% less for entertainment and sports
Leeds
|
Quito
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.21
£4.81
|
$2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.30
£3.33
|
$2.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.11
£12.47
|
$7.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.96
£27.84
|
$37.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.62
£9.00
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 6.7% less for clothing
Leeds
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.49
£59.99
|
$43.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.23
£29.60
|
$44.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.43
£73.88
|
$97.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.81
£65.66
|
$83.12
|
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