Cost of living comparison
Ballito is 13.9% cheaper than Quito.
- Restaurants
-
pay 7.8% less in Ballito
- Groceries
-
pay 22.4% less in Ballito
- Transportation
-
pay 13.0% more in Ballito
- Housing
-
pay 41.6% more in Ballito
- Childcare
-
pay 57.6% less in Ballito
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 41.0% less in Ballito
- Clothing
-
pay 23.3% less in Ballito
The cost of housing and transportation in Ballito are more expensive than in Quito. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Ballito.
If you lived in Ballito instead of Quito, you would:
pay 7.8% less for restaurants
|
Quito
|
Ballito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$6.82
ZAR124.05
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$4.54
ZAR82.70
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
|
$0.89
ZAR16.17
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
|
$0.66
ZAR11.93
|
|
pay 22.4% less for groceries
|
Quito
|
Ballito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$0.78
ZAR14.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
|
$3.06
ZAR55.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$3.87
ZAR70.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
|
$2.04
ZAR37.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
|
$2.01
ZAR36.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$0.62
ZAR11.29
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.54
ZAR9.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.52
ZAR9.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$0.45
ZAR8.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.34
ZAR6.25
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.53
ZAR9.68
|
|
pay 13.0% more for transportation
|
Quito
|
Ballito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.69
|
$4.72
ZAR85.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
$25.56
ZAR465.18
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$20,447.98
ZAR372,145.59
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$6.25
ZAR113.71
|
|
pay 41.6% more for housing
|
Quito
|
Ballito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.13
|
$28.40
ZAR516.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$451.67
|
$426.00
ZAR7,753.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.50
|
$454.40
ZAR8,269.90
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.45
|
$80.36
ZAR1,462.43
|
|
pay 57.6% less for childcare
|
Quito
|
Ballito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.89
|
$142.00
ZAR2,584.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.00
|
$2,556.00
ZAR46,518.20
|
|
pay 41.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Ballito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$1.82
ZAR33.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
|
$1.81
ZAR32.98
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.50
|
$2.84
ZAR51.69
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
|
$14.20
ZAR258.43
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$5.68
ZAR103.37
|
|
pay 23.3% less for clothing
|
Quito
|
Ballito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
|
$43.32
ZAR788.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
|
$29.50
ZAR536.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.73
|
$56.80
ZAR1,033.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.12
|
$69.58
ZAR1,266.26
|
|
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