Cost of living comparison

 Quito, Ecuador
compared to
 Moroni, Comoros
Moroni vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Moroni is 54.2% more expensive than Quito.

Restaurants
pay 7.9% more in Moroni
Groceries
pay 73.2% more in Moroni
Transportation
pay 78.2% more in Moroni
Housing
pay 2.7 times more in Moroni
Childcare
pay 59.7% more in Moroni
Entertainment and Sports
pay 25.5% less in Moroni
Clothing
pay 16.9% more in Moroni

The cost of housing, transportation, groceries, childcare, clothing, and restaurants in Moroni are more expensive than in Quito. Notably, housing and transportation are significantly more expensive in Moroni.

Moroni vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Moroni instead of Quito, you would:

pay 7.9% more for restaurants

 
Quito
Moroni
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.00
 
$1.61
KMF734
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.00
 
$7.62
KMF3,479
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.08
 
$1.55
KMF707

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pay 73.2% more for groceries

 
Quito
Moroni
Bread
1 loaf
$1.58
 
$0.61
KMF278
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.12
 
$5.14
KMF2,345
Milk (1 gallon) $4.23
 
$15.61
KMF7,124

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pay 78.2% more for transportation

 
Quito
Moroni
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.69
 
$10.91
KMF4,982
Monthly public transit pass $20.00
 
$30.95
KMF14,127
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,000.00
 
$18,241.41
KMF8,327,209

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

 
Quito
Moroni
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$31.13
 
$155.86
KMF71,152
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $451.67
 
$696.65
KMF318,019
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $362.50
 
$578.75
KMF264,201

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pay 59.7% more for childcare

 
Quito
Moroni
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $288.89
 
$381.55
KMF174,177
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,190.00
 
$13,464.56
KMF6,146,576

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pay 25.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Quito
Moroni
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.50
 
$1.57
KMF717
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.78
 
$2.98
KMF1,363
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.50
 
$1.88
KMF856

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pay 16.9% more for clothing

 
Quito
Moroni
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$43.89
 
$57.88
KMF26,420
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$44.40
 
$57.88
KMF26,420
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.73
 
$105.03
KMF47,948

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025
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