Cost of living comparison
Quito is 33.0% cheaper than Padova.
- Restaurants
-
pay 53.3% less in Quito
- Groceries
-
pay 36.6% less in Quito
- Transportation
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pay 51.2% less in Quito
- Housing
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pay 44.8% less in Quito
- Childcare
-
pay 34.3% less in Quito
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 3.5% less in Quito
- Clothing
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pay 7.6% less in Quito
Expenses including restaurants, transportation, housing, groceries, childcare, and clothing are lower in Quito.
If you lived in Quito instead of Padova, you would:
pay 53.3% less for restaurants
Padova
|
Quito
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.14
|
$5.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.43
|
$8.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.07
€2.70
|
$1.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
€1.34
|
$0.70
|
|
pay 36.6% less for groceries
Padova
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.58
€2.27
|
$1.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
€5.32
|
$4.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€4.83
|
$4.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.69
€3.25
|
$2.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
€4.33
|
$3.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.04
|
$1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.85
|
$0.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.94
|
$0.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
€1.60
|
$0.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.80
|
$0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.75
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 51.2% less for transportation
Padova
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.28
€6.40
|
$2.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.03
€40.49
|
$20.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,152.89
€28,279.21
|
$20,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.72
€22.62
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 44.8% less for housing
Padova
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.74
€26.16
|
$31.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$922.54
€811.40
|
$451.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$693.58
€610.02
|
$362.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$214.46
€188.62
|
$31.45
|
|
pay 34.3% less for childcare
Padova
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$568.03
€499.60
|
$288.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,931.36
€7,855.34
|
$7,190.00
|
|
pay 3.5% less for entertainment and sports
Padova
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.71
|
$2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
€1.52
|
$2.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.66
|
$7.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.54
€38.29
|
$37.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.65
€8.48
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 7.6% less for clothing
Padova
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.94
€63.27
|
$43.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.59
€32.18
|
$44.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.38
€70.70
|
$97.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.47
€111.23
|
$83.12
|
|
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