Cost of living comparison
Kotor is 70.6% more expensive than Quito.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.1 times more in Kotor
- Groceries
-
pay 17.9% more in Kotor
- Transportation
-
pay 96.1% more in Kotor
- Housing
-
pay 2.2 times more in Kotor
- Childcare
-
pay 33.5% more in Kotor
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 38.8% more in Kotor
- Clothing
-
pay 86.0% more in Kotor
The cost of housing, restaurants, transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Kotor are more expensive than in Quito. Notably, housing, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Kotor.
If you lived in Kotor instead of Quito, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Quito
|
Kotor
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$13.93
€13.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$9.65
€9.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
|
$2.13
€2.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
|
$1.61
€1.57
|
|
pay 17.9% more for groceries
|
Quito
|
Kotor
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$1.07
€1.04
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
|
$4.10
€4.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$5.46
€5.32
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
|
$2.99
€2.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
|
$3.59
€3.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$0.61
€0.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.87
€0.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.67
€0.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$1.26
€1.23
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.54
€0.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.65
€0.63
|
|
pay 96.1% more for transportation
|
Quito
|
Kotor
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.69
|
$6.17
€6.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
$64.31
€62.71
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$27,933.36
€27,240.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$12.65
€12.33
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Quito
|
Kotor
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.13
|
$29.35
€28.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$451.67
|
$964.59
€940.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.50
|
$768.10
€749.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.45
|
$107.43
€104.76
|
|
pay 33.5% more for childcare
|
Quito
|
Kotor
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.89
|
$396.55
€386.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.00
|
$9,324.34
€9,092.93
|
|
pay 38.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Kotor
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$3.22
€3.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
|
$2.48
€2.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.50
|
$4.07
€3.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
|
$128.61
€125.42
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$5.36
€5.23
|
|
pay 86.0% more for clothing
|
Quito
|
Kotor
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
|
$107.18
€104.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
|
$57.16
€55.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.73
|
$120.19
€117.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.12
|
$206.31
€201.19
|
|
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