Cost of living comparison
Quito is 31.5% cheaper than Piacenza.
- Restaurants
-
pay 49.3% less in Quito
- Groceries
-
pay 35.3% less in Quito
- Transportation
-
pay 50.0% less in Quito
- Housing
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pay 33.7% less in Quito
- Childcare
-
pay 23.0% less in Quito
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 7.6% less in Quito
- Clothing
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pay 21.8% less in Quito
Expenses including transportation, restaurants, groceries, housing, childcare, and clothing are lower in Quito.
If you lived in Quito instead of Piacenza, you would:
pay 49.3% less for restaurants
Piacenza
|
Quito
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€18.34
|
$5.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.17
|
$8.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
€2.29
|
$1.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
€0.93
|
$0.70
|
|
pay 35.3% less for groceries
Piacenza
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.68
€2.29
|
$1.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.89
€5.04
|
$4.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
€4.75
|
$4.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
€3.36
|
$2.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.48
€5.55
|
$3.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.00
|
$1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.62
|
$0.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€0.97
|
$0.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.70
€1.46
|
$0.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.71
|
$0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.60
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 50.0% less for transportation
Piacenza
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
€6.16
|
$2.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.59
€45.84
|
$20.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,578.79
€20,171.65
|
$20,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.22
€28.42
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 33.7% less for housing
Piacenza
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.58
€25.31
|
$31.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$643.06
€550.14
|
$451.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$535.88
€458.45
|
$362.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$141.72
€121.24
|
$31.45
|
|
pay 23.0% less for childcare
Piacenza
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$375.12
€320.91
|
$288.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,190.00
|
|
pay 7.6% less for entertainment and sports
Piacenza
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.58
|
$2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
€1.48
|
$2.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
€5.04
|
$7.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.52
€44.93
|
$37.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.33
€10.54
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 21.8% less for clothing
Piacenza
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.17
€70.30
|
$43.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.64
€43.32
|
$44.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.67
€80.99
|
$97.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.47
€103.91
|
$83.12
|
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