Cost of living comparison
Santa Fe is 2.2 times more expensive than Quito.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.5 times more in Santa Fe
- Groceries
-
pay 96.7% more in Santa Fe
- Transportation
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pay 57.6% more in Santa Fe
- Housing
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pay 4.0 times more in Santa Fe
- Childcare
-
pay 2.6 times more in Santa Fe
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 2.1 times more in Santa Fe
- Clothing
-
pay 6.0% less in Santa Fe
The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Santa Fe are more expensive than in Quito. Notably, housing, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Santa Fe.
If you lived in Santa Fe instead of Quito, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
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Quito
|
Santa Fe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$18.00
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$10.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
|
$2.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
|
$1.77
|
|
pay 96.7% more for groceries
|
Quito
|
Santa Fe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$2.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
|
$6.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$3.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
|
$3.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
|
$4.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$2.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.68
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$2.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$1.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.93
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$1.24
|
|
pay 57.6% more for transportation
|
Quito
|
Santa Fe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.69
|
$3.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$45,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$17.66
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
|
Quito
|
Santa Fe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.13
|
$79.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$451.67
|
$1,816.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.50
|
$1,620.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.45
|
$161.75
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Quito
|
Santa Fe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.89
|
$1,233.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.00
|
$6,000.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Santa Fe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$6.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
|
$4.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.50
|
$9.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
|
$120.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$13.75
|
|
pay 6.0% less for clothing
|
Quito
|
Santa Fe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
|
$48.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
|
$25.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.73
|
$87.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.12
|
$100.00
|
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