Cost of living comparison
Barcelona is 84.8% more expensive than Quito.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.5 times more in Barcelona
- Groceries
-
pay 45.2% more in Barcelona
- Transportation
-
pay 72.9% more in Barcelona
- Housing
-
pay 2.9 times more in Barcelona
- Childcare
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pay 95.2% more in Barcelona
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 19.5% more in Barcelona
- Clothing
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pay 25.6% more in Barcelona
The cost of housing, restaurants, childcare, transportation, groceries, and clothing in Barcelona are more expensive than in Quito. Notably, housing, restaurants, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Barcelona.
If you lived in Barcelona instead of Quito, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Quito
|
Barcelona
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$17.15
€16.63
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$11.79
€11.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
|
$2.54
€2.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
|
$1.91
€1.85
|
|
pay 45.2% more for groceries
|
Quito
|
Barcelona
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$1.81
€1.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
|
$7.89
€7.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$4.29
€4.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
|
$3.26
€3.16
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
|
$4.15
€4.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$1.05
€1.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.88
€0.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$1.00
€0.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$1.13
€1.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.84
€0.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.80
€0.78
|
|
pay 72.9% more for transportation
|
Quito
|
Barcelona
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.69
|
$6.73
€6.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
$23.58
€22.87
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$34,473.26
€33,431.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$20.36
€19.75
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Quito
|
Barcelona
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.13
|
$37.02
€35.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$451.67
|
$1,371.48
€1,330.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.50
|
$1,029.44
€998.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.45
|
$137.15
€133.01
|
|
pay 95.2% more for childcare
|
Quito
|
Barcelona
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.89
|
$635.96
€616.75
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.00
|
$12,241.07
€11,871.28
|
|
pay 19.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Barcelona
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$3.75
€3.64
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
|
$2.44
€2.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.50
|
$5.89
€5.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
|
$49.24
€47.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$10.45
€10.13
|
|
pay 25.6% more for clothing
|
Quito
|
Barcelona
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
|
$82.23
€79.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
|
$36.25
€35.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.73
|
$97.65
€94.70
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.12
|
$110.84
€107.49
|
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