Cost of living comparison
Estonia is 48.1% more expensive than Quito.
- Restaurants
-
pay 100.0% more in Estonia
- Groceries
-
pay 11.6% more in Estonia
- Transportation
-
pay 42.2% more in Estonia
- Housing
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pay 2.4 times more in Estonia
- Childcare
-
pay 7.8% less in Estonia
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 22.7% more in Estonia
- Clothing
-
pay 27.6% more in Estonia
The cost of housing, restaurants, transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Estonia are more expensive than in Quito. Notably, housing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Estonia.
If you lived in Estonia instead of Quito, you would:
pay 100.0% more for restaurants
|
Quito
|
Estonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$12.54
€12.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$8.68
€8.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
|
$2.03
€1.97
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
|
$1.77
€1.72
|
|
pay 11.6% more for groceries
|
Quito
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$1.10
€1.07
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
|
$5.07
€4.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$4.04
€3.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
|
$2.47
€2.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
|
$3.50
€3.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$0.83
€0.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.62
€0.60
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.96
€0.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$1.24
€1.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.41
€0.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.46
€0.45
|
|
pay 42.2% more for transportation
|
Quito
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.69
|
$6.86
€6.66
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
$22.40
€21.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$26,622.60
€25,818.35
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$9.20
€8.93
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Quito
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.13
|
$27.99
€27.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$451.67
|
$484.69
€470.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.50
|
$364.00
€353.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.45
|
$208.88
€202.57
|
|
pay 7.8% less for childcare
|
Quito
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.89
|
$230.59
€223.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.00
|
$7,509.99
€7,283.12
|
|
pay 22.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$4.19
€4.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
|
$3.38
€3.28
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.50
|
$5.81
€5.63
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
|
$45.35
€43.98
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$8.77
€8.50
|
|
pay 27.6% more for clothing
|
Quito
|
Estonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
|
$101.44
€98.37
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
|
$34.43
€33.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.73
|
$81.18
€78.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.12
|
$98.56
€95.58
|
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