Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 87.8% more expensive than Quito.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.1 times more in New Zealand
- Groceries
-
pay 79.5% more in New Zealand
- Transportation
-
pay 2.1 times more in New Zealand
- Housing
-
pay 2.3 times more in New Zealand
- Childcare
-
pay 80.0% more in New Zealand
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 85.4% more in New Zealand
- Clothing
-
pay 20.8% more in New Zealand
The cost of housing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, childcare, and groceries in New Zealand are more expensive than in Quito. Notably, housing, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in New Zealand.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Quito, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Quito
|
New Zealand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$13.47
NZ$24.23
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$8.81
NZ$15.84
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
|
$2.16
NZ$3.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
|
$1.94
NZ$3.50
|
|
pay 79.5% more for groceries
|
Quito
|
New Zealand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$1.86
NZ$3.35
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
|
$3.77
NZ$6.78
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$6.55
NZ$11.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
|
$5.92
NZ$10.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
|
$4.25
NZ$7.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$1.15
NZ$2.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$1.04
NZ$1.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$1.31
NZ$2.35
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$2.31
NZ$4.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.90
NZ$1.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.83
NZ$1.49
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Quito
|
New Zealand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.69
|
$6.26
NZ$11.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
$69.15
NZ$124.35
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$24,735.85
NZ$44,480.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$17.90
NZ$32.19
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Quito
|
New Zealand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.13
|
$51.16
NZ$91.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$451.67
|
$1,007.66
NZ$1,812.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.50
|
$809.64
NZ$1,455.92
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.45
|
$91.68
NZ$164.86
|
|
pay 80.0% more for childcare
|
Quito
|
New Zealand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.89
|
$611.89
NZ$1,100.32
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.00
|
$10,661.07
NZ$19,171.14
|
|
pay 85.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
New Zealand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$6.10
NZ$10.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
|
$3.30
NZ$5.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.50
|
$22.88
NZ$41.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
|
$38.53
NZ$69.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$10.92
NZ$19.63
|
|
pay 20.8% more for clothing
|
Quito
|
New Zealand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
|
$65.31
NZ$117.44
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
|
$40.78
NZ$73.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.73
|
$93.71
NZ$168.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.12
|
$121.74
NZ$218.92
|
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