Cost of living comparison
Quito is 22.4% cheaper than Mosta.
- Restaurants
-
pay 39.9% less in Quito
- Groceries
-
pay 2.5% less in Quito
- Transportation
-
pay 38.9% less in Quito
- Housing
-
pay 39.7% less in Quito
- Childcare
-
pay 44.5% less in Quito
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 0.8% less in Quito
- Clothing
-
pay 9.4% more in Quito
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Quito.
If you lived in Quito instead of Mosta, you would:
pay 39.9% less for restaurants
|
Mosta
|
Quito
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.40
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.60
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.69
€1.51
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
€0.89
|
$0.70
|
|
pay 2.5% less for groceries
|
Mosta
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
€1.15
|
$1.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.75
€3.36
|
$4.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.10
€3.67
|
$4.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
€2.16
|
$2.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.14
€1.92
|
$3.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.89
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.57
|
$0.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.68
|
$0.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.96
|
$0.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.54
|
$0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.84
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 38.9% less for transportation
|
Mosta
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
€4.78
|
$2.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$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) |
$25.19
€22.56
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 39.7% less for housing
|
Mosta
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.37
€27.21
|
$31.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$884.20
€792.15
|
$451.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$777.03
€696.13
|
$362.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.84
€68.84
|
$31.45
|
|
pay 44.5% less for childcare
|
Mosta
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$660.21
€591.47
|
$288.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,717.63
€9,601.83
|
$7,190.00
|
|
pay 0.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mosta
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
€2.40
|
$2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.14
€1.92
|
$2.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.00
€5.38
|
$7.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.09
€54.73
|
$37.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.04
€7.20
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 9.4% more for clothing
|
Mosta
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.87
€38.41
|
$43.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.83
€31.21
|
$44.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.24
€88.02
|
$97.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.81
€68.81
|
$83.12
|
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