Cost of living comparison
Alicante is 52.9% more expensive than Quito.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.1 times more in Alicante
- Groceries
-
pay 17.2% more in Alicante
- Transportation
-
pay 60.3% more in Alicante
- Housing
-
pay 90.0% more in Alicante
- Childcare
-
pay 82.6% more in Alicante
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 3.8% more in Alicante
- Clothing
-
pay 3.6% more in Alicante
The cost of restaurants, housing, childcare, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Alicante are more expensive than in Quito. Notably, restaurants, housing, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Alicante.
If you lived in Alicante instead of Quito, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Quito
|
Alicante
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$16.08
€15.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$9.65
€9.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
|
$2.05
€1.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
|
$1.55
€1.50
|
|
pay 17.2% more for groceries
|
Quito
|
Alicante
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$1.58
€1.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
|
$4.89
€4.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$4.49
€4.35
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
|
$2.74
€2.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
|
$3.40
€3.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$0.91
€0.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.76
€0.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.66
€0.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$1.00
€0.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.72
€0.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.59
€0.58
|
|
pay 60.3% more for transportation
|
Quito
|
Alicante
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.69
|
$6.47
€6.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
$26.79
€25.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$35,759.38
€34,679.12
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$11.84
€11.49
|
|
pay 90.0% more for housing
|
Quito
|
Alicante
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.13
|
$29.80
€28.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$451.67
|
$895.84
€868.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.50
|
$700.53
€679.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.45
|
$85.70
€83.11
|
|
pay 82.6% more for childcare
|
Quito
|
Alicante
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.89
|
$660.92
€640.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.00
|
$9,806.63
€9,510.38
|
|
pay 3.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Alicante
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$2.68
€2.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
|
$2.00
€1.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.50
|
$5.52
€5.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
|
$52.06
€50.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$8.84
€8.57
|
|
pay 3.6% more for clothing
|
Quito
|
Alicante
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
|
$59.13
€57.34
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
|
$28.94
€28.06
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.73
|
$91.10
€88.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.12
|
$100.92
€97.88
|
|
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