Cost of living comparison
Sarande is 32.9% more expensive than Quito.
- Restaurants
-
pay 47.7% more in Sarande
- Groceries
-
pay 30.3% more in Sarande
- Transportation
-
pay 91.2% more in Sarande
- Housing
-
pay 34.4% more in Sarande
- Childcare
-
pay 18.1% less in Sarande
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 15.5% more in Sarande
- Clothing
-
pay 29.1% more in Sarande
The cost of transportation, restaurants, housing, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Sarande are more expensive than in Quito. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Sarande.
If you lived in Sarande instead of Quito, you would:
pay 47.7% more for restaurants
|
Quito
|
Sarande
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$10.92
ALL907
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$8.73
ALL726
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
|
$1.58
ALL131
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
|
$0.82
ALL68
|
|
pay 30.3% more for groceries
|
Quito
|
Sarande
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$1.00
ALL83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
|
$6.31
ALL525
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$7.59
ALL631
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
|
$3.59
ALL298
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
|
$3.54
ALL294
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$0.74
ALL61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$1.15
ALL96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.82
ALL68
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$0.87
ALL72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.50
ALL42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.60
ALL50
|
|
pay 91.2% more for transportation
|
Quito
|
Sarande
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.69
|
$7.84
ALL652
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
$21.43
ALL1,781
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$29,474.40
ALL2,449,654
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$29.47
ALL2,450
|
|
pay 34.4% more for housing
|
Quito
|
Sarande
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.13
|
$18.21
ALL1,513
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$451.67
|
$684.34
ALL56,876
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.50
|
$349.24
ALL29,026
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.45
|
$72.75
ALL6,046
|
|
pay 18.1% less for childcare
|
Quito
|
Sarande
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.89
|
$257.34
ALL21,388
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.00
|
$5,375.75
ALL446,785
|
|
pay 15.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Sarande
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$2.73
ALL227
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
|
$1.85
ALL154
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.50
|
$3.82
ALL318
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
|
$84.17
ALL6,995
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$8.73
ALL726
|
|
pay 29.1% more for clothing
|
Quito
|
Sarande
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
|
$64.34
ALL5,348
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
|
$47.77
ALL3,971
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.73
|
$100.14
ALL8,323
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.12
|
$132.96
ALL11,050
|
|
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