Cost of living comparison
Bilbao is 65.6% more expensive than Quito.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.4 times more in Bilbao
- Groceries
-
pay 33.1% more in Bilbao
- Transportation
-
pay 75.5% more in Bilbao
- Housing
-
pay 2.2 times more in Bilbao
- Childcare
-
pay 45.9% more in Bilbao
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 10.2% more in Bilbao
- Clothing
-
pay 28.9% more in Bilbao
The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, childcare, groceries, and clothing in Bilbao are more expensive than in Quito. Notably, restaurants, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Bilbao.
If you lived in Bilbao instead of Quito, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Quito
|
Bilbao
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$16.08
€14.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$10.18
€8.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
|
$2.59
€2.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
|
$1.92
€1.69
|
|
pay 33.1% more for groceries
|
Quito
|
Bilbao
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$1.35
€1.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
|
$7.31
€6.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$4.43
€3.90
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
|
$2.88
€2.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
|
$3.89
€3.42
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$0.98
€0.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.89
€0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.85
€0.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$1.14
€1.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.62
€0.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.78
€0.68
|
|
pay 75.5% more for transportation
|
Quito
|
Bilbao
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.69
|
$6.53
€5.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
$42.87
€37.71
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$30,009.37
€26,393.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$12.73
€11.19
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Quito
|
Bilbao
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.13
|
$35.98
€31.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$451.67
|
$991.38
€871.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.50
|
$825.26
€725.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.45
|
$105.81
€93.06
|
|
pay 45.9% more for childcare
|
Quito
|
Bilbao
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.89
|
$509.09
€447.75
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.00
|
$8,306.16
€7,305.46
|
|
pay 10.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Bilbao
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$3.22
€2.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
|
$1.99
€1.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.50
|
$6.03
€5.30
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
|
$53.59
€47.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$8.84
€7.78
|
|
pay 28.9% more for clothing
|
Quito
|
Bilbao
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
|
$93.78
€82.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
|
$31.51
€27.71
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.73
|
$77.70
€68.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.12
|
$125.93
€110.76
|
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