Cost of living comparison
Quito is 35.2% more expensive than Malaysia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 75.0% more in Quito
- Groceries
-
pay 6.1% more in Quito
- Transportation
-
pay 33.0% more in Quito
- Housing
-
pay 31.1% more in Quito
- Childcare
-
pay 42.5% more in Quito
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 27.9% more in Quito
- Clothing
-
pay 30.9% more in Quito
The cost of restaurants, childcare, transportation, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Quito are more expensive than in Malaysia.
If you lived in Quito instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 75.0% more for restaurants
|
Malaysia
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
MYR13.13
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
MYR18.64
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR2.99
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
MYR1.68
|
$0.70
|
|
pay 6.1% more for groceries
|
Malaysia
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
MYR4.02
|
$1.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.65
MYR33.72
|
$4.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.39
MYR28.16
|
$4.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MYR8.69
|
$2.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
MYR8.07
|
$3.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
MYR5.17
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MYR2.51
|
$0.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
MYR5.35
|
$0.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.79
|
$0.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MYR1.90
|
$0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.24
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 33.0% more for transportation
|
Malaysia
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.81
|
$2.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.69
MYR69.14
|
$20.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,330.57
MYR151,312.01
|
$20,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.94
MYR30.58
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 31.1% more for housing
|
Malaysia
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.31
MYR115.98
|
$31.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$322.80
MYR1,422.75
|
$451.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.35
MYR935.93
|
$362.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.00
MYR145.44
|
$31.45
|
|
pay 42.5% more for childcare
|
Malaysia
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.68
MYR721.41
|
$288.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,626.64
MYR29,206.92
|
$7,190.00
|
|
pay 27.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Malaysia
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
MYR16.12
|
$2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.54
MYR11.19
|
$2.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.07
MYR17.92
|
$7.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.32
MYR160.09
|
$37.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
MYR17.62
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 30.9% more for clothing
|
Malaysia
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.15
MYR234.25
|
$43.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.13
MYR132.79
|
$44.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.18
MYR287.27
|
$97.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.93
MYR255.35
|
$83.12
|
|
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