Cost of living comparison
Perth is 2.1 times more expensive than Quito.
If you lived in Perth instead of Quito, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Quito
|
Perth
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.25
|
$18.92
£14.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$9.14
£7.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
|
$2.27
£1.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
|
$1.70
£1.34
|
|
pay 37.6% more for groceries
Quito
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$1.05
£0.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.00
|
$3.34
£2.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.02
|
$4.77
£3.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
|
$3.57
£2.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
|
$3.63
£2.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
|
$0.69
£0.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$0.81
£0.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
|
$1.14
£0.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
|
$1.83
£1.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.82
£0.65
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Quito
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.81
|
$7.26
£5.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
$82.25
£65.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$32,791.64
£25,924.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$15.16
£11.98
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Quito
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.65
|
$37.84
£29.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$446.45
|
$630.61
£498.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.83
|
$504.49
£398.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.61
|
$250.98
£198.42
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Quito
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$275.00
|
$1,072.03
£847.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,180.00
|
$18,918.25
£14,956.32
|
|
pay 52.5% more for entertainment and sports
Quito
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
|
$4.41
£3.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.79
|
$3.97
£3.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
|
$15.13
£11.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.67
|
$39.10
£30.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$10.08
£7.97
|
|
pay 11.6% less for clothing
Quito
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.67
|
$61.64
£48.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
|
$37.05
£29.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.08
|
$63.06
£49.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.36
|
$64.64
£51.10
|
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