Cost of living comparison
Santarem is 64.8% more expensive than Quito.
- Restaurants
-
pay 48.5% more in Santarem
- Groceries
-
pay 16.7% more in Santarem
- Transportation
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pay 2.6 times more in Santarem
- Housing
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pay 64.6% more in Santarem
- Childcare
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pay 2.7 times more in Santarem
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 19.8% less in Santarem
- Clothing
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pay 13.8% more in Santarem
The cost of childcare, transportation, housing, restaurants, groceries, and clothing in Santarem are more expensive than in Quito. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Santarem.
If you lived in Santarem instead of Quito, you would:
pay 48.5% more for restaurants
|
Quito
|
Santarem
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$12.86
€11.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$8.04
€7.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
|
$1.18
€1.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
pay 16.7% more for groceries
|
Quito
|
Santarem
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$0.43
€0.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
|
$5.36
€4.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$3.63
€3.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
|
$2.89
€2.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
|
$3.35
€3.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$1.13
€1.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.58
€0.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$0.97
€0.89
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.68
€0.62
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Quito
|
Santarem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.69
|
$6.75
€6.18
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
$53.59
€49.09
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
?? | |
pay 64.6% more for housing
|
Quito
|
Santarem
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.13
|
$53.59
€49.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$451.67
|
$589.47
€539.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.50
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.45
|
$60.16
€55.11
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Quito
|
Santarem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.89
|
$407.27
€373.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.00
|
$28,776.84
€26,360.88
|
|
pay 19.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Santarem
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$2.14
€1.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
|
$1.50
€1.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.50
|
$5.47
€5.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
|
$35.90
€32.89
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$6.43
€5.89
|
|
pay 13.8% more for clothing
|
Quito
|
Santarem
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
|
$80.38
€73.63
|
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|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
|
$36.17
€33.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.73
|
$85.74
€78.54
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.12
|
$85.74
€78.54
|
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