Cost of living comparison
Chaguanas is 24.9% more expensive than Quito.
- Restaurants
-
pay 26.3% more in Chaguanas
- Groceries
-
pay 92.6% more in Chaguanas
- Transportation
-
pay 15.6% more in Chaguanas
- Housing
-
pay 45.2% more in Chaguanas
- Childcare
-
pay 27.5% less in Chaguanas
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 0.6% more in Chaguanas
- Clothing
-
pay 21.3% more in Chaguanas
The cost of groceries, housing, restaurants, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Chaguanas are more expensive than in Quito. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Chaguanas.
If you lived in Chaguanas instead of Quito, you would:
pay 26.3% more for restaurants
|
Quito
|
Chaguanas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$10.24
TTD69.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$7.31
TTD49.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
|
$1.00
TTD6.81
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
|
$0.81
TTD5.52
|
|
pay 92.6% more for groceries
|
Quito
|
Chaguanas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$2.36
TTD16.05
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
|
$3.93
TTD26.67
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$9.37
TTD63.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
|
$4.10
TTD27.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
|
$4.26
TTD28.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$2.06
TTD13.95
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$1.11
TTD7.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$1.86
TTD12.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$2.21
TTD14.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.62
TTD4.18
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.76
TTD5.16
|
|
pay 15.6% more for transportation
|
Quito
|
Chaguanas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.69
|
$3.53
TTD23.94
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$32,914.69
TTD223,377.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$6.88
TTD46.66
|
|
pay 45.2% more for housing
|
Quito
|
Chaguanas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.13
|
$52.30
TTD354.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$451.67
|
$477.87
TTD3,243.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.50
|
$354.75
TTD2,407.52
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.45
|
$65.72
TTD446.03
|
|
pay 27.5% less for childcare
|
Quito
|
Chaguanas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.89
|
$229.42
TTD1,556.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.00
|
$4,719.60
TTD32,029.90
|
|
pay 0.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Chaguanas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$1.76
TTD11.91
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
|
$3.57
TTD24.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.50
|
$5.56
TTD37.73
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
|
$39.01
TTD264.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$8.78
TTD59.57
|
|
pay 21.3% more for clothing
|
Quito
|
Chaguanas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
|
$58.27
TTD395.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
|
$51.20
TTD347.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.73
|
$104.84
TTD711.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.12
|
$107.85
TTD731.96
|
|
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