Cost of living comparison

 Quito, Ecuador
compared to
 Turin, Italy
Turin vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Turin is 78.9% more expensive than Quito.

Restaurants
pay 2.2 times more in Turin
Groceries
pay 55.1% more in Turin
Transportation
pay 95.3% more in Turin
Housing
pay 2.4 times more in Turin
Childcare
pay 97.6% more in Turin
Entertainment and Sports
pay 19.5% more in Turin
Clothing
pay 24.3% more in Turin

The cost of housing, restaurants, childcare, transportation, groceries, and clothing in Turin are more expensive than in Quito. Notably, housing, restaurants, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Turin.

Turin vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Turin instead of Quito, you would:

pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

 
Quito
Turin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.00
 
$16.08
€14.40
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.00
 
$10.72
€9.60
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.08
 
$2.81
€2.51

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pay 55.1% more for groceries

 
Quito
Turin
Bread
1 loaf
$1.58
 
$2.05
€1.84
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.12
 
$8.06
€7.22
Milk (1 gallon) $4.23
 
$5.78
€5.18

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pay 95.3% more for transportation

 
Quito
Turin
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.69
 
$7.39
€6.62
Monthly public transit pass $20.00
 
$40.73
€36.49
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,000.00
 
$30,009.37
€26,885.12

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

 
Quito
Turin
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$31.13
 
$28.53
€25.56
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $451.67
 
$740.75
€663.63
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $362.50
 
$538.32
€482.27

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pay 97.6% more for childcare

 
Quito
Turin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $288.89
 
$635.91
€569.71
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,190.00
 
$12,593.22
€11,282.15

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pay 19.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Quito
Turin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.50
 
$5.36
€4.80
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.78
 
$1.75
€1.56
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.50
 
$6.43
€5.76

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pay 24.3% more for clothing

 
Quito
Turin
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$43.89
 
$78.19
€70.05
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$44.40
 
$39.00
€34.94
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.73
 
$85.45
€76.55

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