Cost of living comparison
Quito is 1.6% more expensive than Phuket.
- Restaurants
-
pay 34.5% more in Quito
- Groceries
-
pay 1.5% less in Quito
- Transportation
-
pay 13.3% more in Quito
- Housing
-
pay 1.7% more in Quito
- Childcare
-
pay 51.2% less in Quito
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 6.2% more in Quito
- Clothing
-
pay 8.0% more in Quito
The cost of restaurants, transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, and housing in Quito are more expensive than in Phuket. Expenses including childcare and groceries are lower in Quito.
If you lived in Quito instead of Phuket, you would:
pay 34.5% more for restaurants
|
Phuket
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
THB147.49
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
THB245.81
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
THB26.55
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
THB13.41
|
$0.70
|
|
pay 1.5% less for groceries
|
Phuket
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
THB55.67
|
$1.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.27
THB414.02
|
$4.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
THB231.69
|
$4.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
THB72.06
|
$2.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.39
THB47.05
|
$3.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
THB43.04
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
THB17.00
|
$0.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
THB26.31
|
$0.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
THB22.08
|
$0.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
THB22.86
|
$0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.66
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 13.3% more for transportation
|
Phuket
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.56
THB153.97
|
$2.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.72
THB361.77
|
$20.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,303.23
THB786,587.61
|
$20,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.07
THB373.63
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 1.7% more for housing
|
Phuket
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.30
THB516.43
|
$31.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$530.93
THB17,921.32
|
$451.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$431.47
THB14,564.16
|
$362.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.56
THB3,090.48
|
$31.45
|
|
pay 51.2% less for childcare
|
Phuket
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$708.81
THB23,925.37
|
$288.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,628.75
THB426,276.35
|
$7,190.00
|
|
pay 6.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Phuket
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.82
THB95.21
|
$2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
THB80.87
|
$2.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.25
THB143.55
|
$7.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.28
THB1,798.50
|
$37.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.74
THB294.97
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 8.0% more for clothing
|
Phuket
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.27
THB2,236.86
|
$43.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.33
THB956.20
|
$44.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.92
THB3,474.10
|
$97.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.82
THB2,458.09
|
$83.12
|
|
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