Cost of living comparison
Quito is 22.7% more expensive than Porto Alegre.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.3% more in Quito
- Groceries
-
pay 18.0% more in Quito
- Transportation
-
pay 18.6% less in Quito
- Housing
-
pay 30.0% more in Quito
- Childcare
-
pay 7.0% more in Quito
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 92.0% more in Quito
- Clothing
-
pay 28.0% more in Quito
The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, groceries, childcare, and restaurants in Quito are more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Quito.
If you lived in Quito instead of Porto Alegre, you would:
pay 2.3% more for restaurants
|
Porto Alegre
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.10
R$35.62
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
R$35.62
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
R$6.31
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
R$4.27
|
$0.70
|
|
pay 18.0% more for groceries
|
Porto Alegre
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
R$7.61
|
$1.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.88
R$28.50
|
$4.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
R$18.71
|
$4.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
R$11.27
|
$2.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
R$11.18
|
$3.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
R$4.88
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$3.08
|
$0.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$3.09
|
$0.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
R$3.84
|
$0.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
R$2.66
|
$0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
R$2.94
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 18.6% less for transportation
|
Porto Alegre
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
R$21.68
|
$2.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$62.71
R$366.40
|
$20.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,514.66
R$137,400.87
|
$20,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.93
R$58.01
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 30.0% more for housing
|
Porto Alegre
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.89
R$110.35
|
$31.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$307.65
R$1,797.66
|
$451.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$240.75
R$1,406.72
|
$362.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.69
R$319.59
|
$31.45
|
|
pay 7.0% more for childcare
|
Porto Alegre
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.37
R$1,404.54
|
$288.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,664.04
R$44,782.51
|
$7,190.00
|
|
pay 92.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Porto Alegre
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.18
R$12.72
|
$2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
R$10.17
|
$2.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
R$10.43
|
$7.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.30
R$147.82
|
$37.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
R$34.55
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 28.0% more for clothing
|
Porto Alegre
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.69
R$255.29
|
$43.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.45
R$218.82
|
$44.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.13
R$427.32
|
$97.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.25
R$305.34
|
$83.12
|
|
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