Cost of living comparison
Butwal is 43.7% cheaper than Quito.
- Restaurants
-
pay 53.7% less in Butwal
- Groceries
-
pay 32.7% less in Butwal
- Transportation
-
pay 23.9% more in Butwal
- Housing
-
pay 64.4% less in Butwal
- Childcare
-
pay 89.2% less in Butwal
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 42.2% less in Butwal
- Clothing
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pay 47.9% less in Butwal
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Butwal.
If you lived in Butwal instead of Quito, you would:
pay 53.7% less for restaurants
|
Quito
|
Butwal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$1.47
NPR200.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$7.36
NPR1,003.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
|
$0.44
NPR60.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
|
$0.16
NPR22.06
|
|
pay 32.7% less for groceries
|
Quito
|
Butwal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$0.56
NPR77.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
|
$4.51
NPR615.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$2.79
NPR380.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
|
$1.47
NPR200.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
|
$1.48
NPR201.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$1.09
NPR148.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.42
NPR56.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.52
NPR71.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$0.33
NPR44.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.22
NPR29.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.29
NPR39.95
|
|
pay 23.9% more for transportation
|
Quito
|
Butwal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.69
|
$4.85
NPR662.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
$18.41
NPR2,511.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$33,138.99
NPR4,521,394.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$7.73
NPR1,054.99
|
|
pay 64.4% less for housing
|
Quito
|
Butwal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.13
|
$10.42
NPR1,422.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$451.67
|
$66.28
NPR9,042.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.50
|
$36.82
NPR5,023.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.45
|
$26.40
NPR3,601.60
|
|
pay 89.2% less for childcare
|
Quito
|
Butwal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.89
|
$27.25
NPR3,717.59
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.00
|
$883.71
NPR120,570.52
|
|
pay 42.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Butwal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$2.58
NPR351.66
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
|
$1.66
NPR226.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.50
|
$2.95
NPR401.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
|
$14.73
NPR2,009.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$3.31
NPR452.14
|
|
pay 47.9% less for clothing
|
Quito
|
Butwal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
|
$24.02
NPR3,277.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
|
$31.19
NPR4,255.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.73
|
$51.55
NPR7,033.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.12
|
$25.77
NPR3,516.64
|
|
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