Cost of living comparison
Santander is 56.7% more expensive than Quito.
- Restaurants
-
pay 99.3% more in Santander
- Groceries
-
pay 56.1% more in Santander
- Transportation
-
pay 76.2% more in Santander
- Housing
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pay 92.0% more in Santander
- Childcare
-
pay 33.9% more in Santander
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 6.8% more in Santander
- Clothing
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pay 32.4% more in Santander
The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, groceries, childcare, and clothing in Santander are more expensive than in Quito. Notably, restaurants, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Santander.
If you lived in Santander instead of Quito, you would:
pay 99.3% more for restaurants
|
Quito
|
Santander
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$12.86
€11.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$10.18
€8.95
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
|
$2.01
€1.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
|
$1.59
€1.40
|
|
pay 56.1% more for groceries
|
Quito
|
Santander
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$1.29
€1.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
|
$7.88
€6.93
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$4.26
€3.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
|
$3.04
€2.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
|
$2.89
€2.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$1.07
€0.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.97
€0.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$1.39
€1.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$1.34
€1.18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.86
€0.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$1.15
€1.01
|
|
pay 76.2% more for transportation
|
Quito
|
Santander
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.69
|
$6.33
€5.57
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
$36.98
€32.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$35,759.38
€31,443.97
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$14.21
€12.50
|
|
pay 92.0% more for housing
|
Quito
|
Santander
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.13
|
$32.58
€28.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$451.67
|
$660.92
€581.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.50
|
$482.29
€424.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.45
|
$120.83
€106.25
|
|
pay 33.9% more for childcare
|
Quito
|
Santander
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.89
|
$428.71
€376.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.00
|
$8,574.10
€7,539.39
|
|
pay 6.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Santander
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$2.95
€2.59
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
|
$2.04
€1.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.50
|
$6.43
€5.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
|
$50.10
€44.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$8.57
€7.54
|
|
pay 32.4% more for clothing
|
Quito
|
Santander
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
|
$104.50
€91.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
|
$33.49
€29.45
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.73
|
$83.06
€73.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.12
|
$109.05
€95.89
|
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