Cost of living comparison
Quito is 37.9% cheaper than Norway overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 60.9% less in Quito
- Groceries
-
pay 42.2% less in Quito
- Transportation
-
pay 53.6% less in Quito
- Housing
-
pay 57.8% less in Quito
- Childcare
-
pay 11.9% more in Quito
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 43.5% less in Quito
- Clothing
-
pay 19.1% 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 Norway, you would:
pay 60.9% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.52
NOK187.58
|
$5.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.17
NOK123.22
|
$8.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
NOK29.15
|
$1.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
NOK27.37
|
$0.70
|
|
pay 42.2% less for groceries
Norway
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.03
NOK30.68
|
$1.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
NOK51.62
|
$4.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
NOK75.09
|
$4.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
NOK37.57
|
$2.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
NOK60.01
|
$3.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
NOK13.32
|
$1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
NOK9.96
|
$0.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
NOK13.07
|
$0.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
NOK18.42
|
$0.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK9.67
|
$0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
NOK10.67
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 53.6% less for transportation
Norway
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
NOK74.16
|
$2.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$67.29
NOK681.51
|
$20.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,441.53
NOK328,567.86
|
$20,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.50
NOK237.99
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 57.8% less for housing
Norway
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.97
NOK536.44
|
$31.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.17
NOK10,433.55
|
$451.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$803.77
NOK8,140.56
|
$362.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.13
NOK1,500.29
|
$31.45
|
|
pay 11.9% more for childcare
Norway
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$272.16
NOK2,756.46
|
$288.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,113.04
NOK61,912.91
|
$7,190.00
|
|
pay 43.5% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.83
NOK89.41
|
$2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.64
NOK46.98
|
$2.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.25
NOK134.19
|
$7.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.21
NOK437.60
|
$37.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.55
NOK137.27
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 19.1% less for clothing
Norway
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.77
NOK888.98
|
$43.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
NOK406.21
|
$44.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
NOK1,018.14
|
$97.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.05
NOK1,276.66
|
$83.12
|
|
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