Cost of living comparison
Toulouse is 99.6% more expensive than Quito.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.3 times more in Toulouse
- Groceries
-
pay 99.0% more in Toulouse
- Transportation
-
pay 2.0 times more in Toulouse
- Housing
-
pay 2.1 times more in Toulouse
- Childcare
-
pay 2.4 times more in Toulouse
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 75.9% more in Toulouse
- Clothing
-
pay 41.8% more in Toulouse
The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Toulouse are more expensive than in Quito. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Toulouse.
If you lived in Toulouse instead of Quito, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Quito
|
Toulouse
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$14.47
€12.53
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$10.72
€9.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
|
$2.75
€2.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
|
$1.70
€1.47
|
|
pay 99.0% more for groceries
|
Quito
|
Toulouse
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$2.14
€1.86
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
|
$10.90
€9.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$5.13
€4.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
|
$3.52
€3.05
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
|
$5.87
€5.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$1.39
€1.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$1.33
€1.15
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$1.66
€1.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$1.43
€1.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$1.22
€1.05
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$1.15
€0.99
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Quito
|
Toulouse
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.69
|
$7.16
€6.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
$60.02
€51.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$34,719.77
€30,061.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$10.09
€8.73
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Quito
|
Toulouse
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.13
|
$32.04
€27.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$451.67
|
$764.17
€661.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.50
|
$589.47
€510.39
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.45
|
$126.46
€109.50
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Quito
|
Toulouse
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.89
|
$803.82
€695.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.00
|
$14,200.86
€12,295.65
|
|
pay 75.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Toulouse
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$7.23
€6.26
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
|
$3.13
€2.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.50
|
$13.66
€11.83
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
|
$41.44
€35.88
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$12.86
€11.14
|
|
pay 41.8% more for clothing
|
Quito
|
Toulouse
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
|
$98.76
€85.51
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
|
$34.65
€30.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.73
|
$107.00
€92.64
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.12
|
$128.61
€111.36
|
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