Cost of living comparison
Quito is 29.9% cheaper than Liege.
- Restaurants
-
pay 56.3% less in Quito
- Groceries
-
pay 24.3% less in Quito
- Transportation
-
pay 44.5% less in Quito
- Housing
-
pay 50.0% less in Quito
- Childcare
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pay 2.3% less in Quito
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 25.1% less in Quito
- Clothing
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pay 6.6% less in Quito
Expenses including restaurants, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Quito.
If you lived in Quito instead of Liege, you would:
pay 56.3% less for restaurants
|
Liege
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.29
€18.81
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.45
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.70
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.94
|
$0.70
|
|
pay 24.3% less for groceries
|
Liege
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.64
€2.58
|
$1.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.63
€5.49
|
$4.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.76
|
$4.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.66
€3.57
|
$2.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.54
€4.43
|
$3.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
€1.34
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.98
|
$0.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.81
|
$0.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.47
|
$0.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.60
|
$0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
€0.35
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 44.5% less for transportation
|
Liege
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.80
€6.63
|
$2.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.98
€38.98
|
$20.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,578.79
€22,993.61
|
$20,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.29
€27.59
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 50.0% less for housing
|
Liege
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.19
€54.80
|
$31.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$727.91
€709.84
|
$451.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$598.40
€583.55
|
$362.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.08
€141.48
|
$31.45
|
|
pay 2.3% less for childcare
|
Liege
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$375.12
€365.81
|
$288.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,073.32
€5,922.60
|
$7,190.00
|
|
pay 25.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Liege
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.18
|
$2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.17
€3.09
|
$2.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.79
€8.57
|
$7.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.30
€38.32
|
$37.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.47
€14.11
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 6.6% less for clothing
|
Liege
|
Quito
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.04
€77.08
|
$43.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.22
€32.40
|
$44.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.85
€82.74
|
$97.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.04
€117.06
|
$83.12
|
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