Cost of living comparison
Durres is 3.1% more expensive than Quito.
- Restaurants
-
pay 32.6% more in Durres
- Groceries
-
pay 3.7% more in Durres
- Transportation
-
pay 49.8% more in Durres
- Housing
-
pay 5.5% less in Durres
- Childcare
-
pay 43.2% less in Durres
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 20.2% less in Durres
- Clothing
-
pay 4.4% more in Durres
The cost of transportation, restaurants, clothing, and groceries in Durres are more expensive than in Quito. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Durres.
If you lived in Durres instead of Quito, you would:
pay 32.6% more for restaurants
|
Quito
|
Durres
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$8.73
ALL749
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$7.00
ALL600
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
|
$1.72
ALL148
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
|
$0.76
ALL66
|
|
pay 3.7% more for groceries
|
Quito
|
Durres
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$0.78
ALL67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
|
$5.00
ALL429
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$7.01
ALL601
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
|
$2.88
ALL247
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
|
$3.17
ALL272
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$0.50
ALL42
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$1.01
ALL87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.55
ALL48
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$0.54
ALL46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.47
ALL41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.44
ALL38
|
|
pay 49.8% more for transportation
|
Quito
|
Durres
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.69
|
$7.80
ALL669
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
$16.92
ALL1,452
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$14,191.38
ALL1,217,620
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$20.74
ALL1,780
|
|
pay 5.5% less for housing
|
Quito
|
Durres
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.13
|
$16.65
ALL1,428
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$451.67
|
$398.25
ALL34,170
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.50
|
$293.48
ALL25,181
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.45
|
$48.81
ALL4,188
|
|
pay 43.2% less for childcare
|
Quito
|
Durres
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.89
|
$163.75
ALL14,049
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.00
|
$4,093.67
ALL351,237
|
|
pay 20.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Durres
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$2.51
ALL215
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
|
$1.76
ALL151
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.50
|
$3.66
ALL314
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
|
$34.57
ALL2,966
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$6.55
ALL562
|
|
pay 4.4% more for clothing
|
Quito
|
Durres
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
|
$35.48
ALL3,044
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
|
$36.84
ALL3,161
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.73
|
$79.14
ALL6,791
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.12
|
$143.73
ALL12,332
|
|
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