Cost of living comparison
Sevilla is 53.7% more expensive than Quito.
If you lived in Sevilla instead of Quito, you would:
pay 96.6% more for restaurants
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Quito
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Sevilla
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.25
|
$13.00
€12.03
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$9.75
€9.02
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
|
$1.90
€1.76
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
|
$1.42
€1.31
|
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pay 35.1% more for groceries
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Quito
|
Sevilla
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|---|---|---|---|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$1.03
€0.95
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.00
|
$7.39
€6.84
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.02
|
$4.10
€3.80
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
|
$2.77
€2.56
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
|
$3.73
€3.46
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
|
$1.08
€1.00
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
|
$1.18
€1.09
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
|
$0.67
€0.62
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.90
€0.83
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pay 73.9% more for transportation
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Quito
|
Sevilla
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.81
|
$6.91
€6.40
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
$38.23
€35.40
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$36,133.87
€33,455.41
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$10.55
€9.77
|
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pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Quito
|
Sevilla
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.65
|
$36.34
€33.65
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$446.45
|
$953.03
€882.38
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.83
|
$685.89
€635.05
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.61
|
$121.26
€112.27
|
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pay 34.1% more for childcare
|
Quito
|
Sevilla
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$275.00
|
$568.57
€526.42
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,180.00
|
$4,418.59
€4,091.06
|
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pay 5.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Sevilla
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
|
$2.65
€2.46
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.79
|
$2.02
€1.87
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
|
$5.63
€5.21
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.67
|
$41.97
€38.85
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$8.66
€8.02
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pay 12.6% more for clothing
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Quito
|
Sevilla
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.67
|
$80.55
€74.58
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
|
$34.29
€31.75
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.08
|
$81.63
€75.58
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.36
|
$102.11
€94.54
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