Cost of living comparison
Jelgava is 47.8% more expensive than Quito.
- Restaurants
-
pay 39.1% more in Jelgava
- Groceries
-
pay 3.4% more in Jelgava
- Transportation
-
pay 2.2 times more in Jelgava
- Housing
-
pay 30.5% more in Jelgava
- Childcare
-
pay 86.9% more in Jelgava
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 24.4% more in Jelgava
- Clothing
-
pay 31.3% more in Jelgava
The cost of transportation, childcare, restaurants, clothing, housing, and entertainment and sports in Jelgava are more expensive than in Quito. Notably, transportation and childcare are significantly more expensive in Jelgava.
If you lived in Jelgava instead of Quito, you would:
pay 39.1% more for restaurants
|
Quito
|
Jelgava
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$10.72
€9.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$5.63
€4.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
|
$1.11
€0.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
|
$1.19
€1.03
|
|
pay 3.4% more for groceries
|
Quito
|
Jelgava
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$0.83
€0.72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
|
$5.73
€4.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$4.85
€4.20
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
|
$2.44
€2.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
|
$2.39
€2.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$0.56
€0.48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.68
€0.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$1.07
€0.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$0.97
€0.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.42
€0.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.29
€0.25
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Quito
|
Jelgava
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.69
|
$6.77
€5.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
$80.38
€69.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$28,026.61
€24,266.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$11.25
€9.74
|
|
pay 30.5% more for housing
|
Quito
|
Jelgava
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.13
|
$17.15
€14.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$451.67
|
$332.25
€287.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.50
|
$235.79
€204.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.45
|
$103.27
€89.41
|
|
pay 86.9% more for childcare
|
Quito
|
Jelgava
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.89
|
$538.03
€465.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.00
|
$13,487.73
€11,678.19
|
|
pay 24.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Jelgava
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$4.82
€4.18
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
|
$2.84
€2.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.50
|
$5.25
€4.55
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
|
$38.58
€33.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$10.72
€9.28
|
|
pay 31.3% more for clothing
|
Quito
|
Jelgava
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
|
$81.84
€70.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
|
$43.77
€37.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.73
|
$92.38
€79.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.12
|
$121.02
€104.78
|
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