Cost of living comparison
Quito is 6.9% more expensive than Majuro.
If you lived in Quito instead of Majuro, you would:
pay 33.0% less for restaurants
|
Majuro
|
Quito
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.75
|
$4.25
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
|
$1.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
|
$0.76
|
|
pay 50.0% less for groceries
|
Majuro
|
Quito
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
|
$1.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.75
|
$4.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
|
$4.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
|
$2.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.06
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.53
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.67
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.65
|
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| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.47
|
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pay 6.7% more for transportation
|
Majuro
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.51
|
$2.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
|
$20,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.25
|
$13.50
|
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pay 58.9% less for housing
|
Majuro
|
Quito
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.00
|
$34.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$750.00
|
$446.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$700.00
|
$320.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$170.42
|
$31.61
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Majuro
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.00
|
$275.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,046.67
|
$7,180.00
|
|
pay 15.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Majuro
|
Quito
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$3.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
|
$2.79
|
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$6.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
|
$40.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.00
|
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pay 58.4% more for clothing
|
Majuro
|
Quito
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
|
$46.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$44.92
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.00
|
$98.08
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.00
|
$86.36
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