Cost of living comparison
Quito is 3.9% more expensive than Parnu.
- Restaurants
-
pay 32.4% less in Quito
- Groceries
-
pay 11.3% more in Quito
- Transportation
-
pay 6.6% more in Quito
- Housing
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pay 18.6% less in Quito
- Childcare
-
pay 74.9% more in Quito
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 10.9% less in Quito
- Clothing
-
pay 3.8% less in Quito
The cost of childcare, groceries, and transportation in Quito are more expensive than in Parnu. Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Quito.
If you lived in Quito instead of Parnu, you would:
pay 32.4% less for restaurants
|
Parnu
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.18
€9.12
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
€8.07
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.62
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
€0.86
|
$0.70
|
|
pay 11.3% more for groceries
|
Parnu
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
€0.90
|
$1.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
€4.32
|
$4.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
€3.53
|
$4.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.54
€2.28
|
$2.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.85
€3.45
|
$3.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.64
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.59
|
$0.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.60
|
$0.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.06
|
$0.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.30
|
$0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
€0.32
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 6.6% more for transportation
|
Parnu
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.65
€5.96
|
$2.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.40
€12.00
|
$20.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,329.96
€24,484.66
|
$20,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.25
€7.39
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 18.6% less for housing
|
Parnu
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.11
€21.60
|
$31.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$518.02
€464.09
|
$451.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.98
€352.07
|
$362.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.46
€167.04
|
$31.45
|
|
pay 74.9% more for childcare
|
Parnu
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.75
€101.01
|
$288.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,677.84
€6,878.51
|
$7,190.00
|
|
pay 10.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Parnu
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€3.84
|
$2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
€3.04
|
$2.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.84
€5.23
|
$7.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.73
€32.01
|
$37.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.65
€8.64
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 3.8% less for clothing
|
Parnu
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$110.75
€99.22
|
$43.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.36
€28.99
|
$44.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.17
€73.61
|
$97.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.46
€83.73
|
$83.12
|
|
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