Cost of living comparison
Miami is 2.8 times more expensive than Quito.
If you lived in Miami instead of Quito, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Quito
|
Miami
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$28.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
|
$3.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
|
$2.60
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Quito
|
Miami
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$4.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
|
$7.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$4.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
|
$4.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
|
$5.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$2.61
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$1.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$2.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$1.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$1.52
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Quito
|
Miami
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.69
|
$3.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
$113.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$35,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$14.44
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Quito
|
Miami
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.13
|
$66.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$451.67
|
$2,828.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.50
|
$2,126.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.45
|
$119.38
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Quito
|
Miami
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.89
|
$1,281.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.00
|
$25,250.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Quito
|
Miami
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$7.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
|
$5.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.50
|
$11.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
|
$71.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$15.00
|
|
pay 18.9% more for clothing
Quito
|
Miami
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
|
$51.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
|
$54.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.73
|
$85.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.12
|
$122.00
|
|
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