Cost of living comparison
Quito is 46.8% cheaper than Reading.
- Restaurants
-
pay 57.2% less in Quito
- Groceries
-
pay 18.7% less in Quito
- Transportation
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pay 53.8% less in Quito
- Housing
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pay 61.0% less in Quito
- Childcare
-
pay 72.9% less in Quito
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 46.2% less in Quito
- Clothing
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pay 18.1% less in Quito
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Quito.
If you lived in Quito instead of Reading, you would:
pay 57.2% less for restaurants
Reading
|
Quito
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£18.83
|
$5.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.84
£6.44
|
$8.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.23
£2.35
|
$1.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
£1.84
|
$0.70
|
|
pay 18.7% less for groceries
Reading
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
£1.05
|
$1.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
£3.11
|
$4.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
£3.66
|
$4.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
£2.58
|
$2.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
£2.70
|
$3.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
£0.98
|
$1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
£0.43
|
$0.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.02
|
$0.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
£1.62
|
$0.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
£0.38
|
$0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
£0.41
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 53.8% less for transportation
Reading
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.99
£5.09
|
$2.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.66
£60.24
|
$20.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£26,624.26
|
$20,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.97
£14.55
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 61.0% less for housing
Reading
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.02
£28.43
|
$31.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,614.42
£1,176.61
|
$451.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,366.88
£996.19
|
$362.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.30
£106.63
|
$31.45
|
|
pay 72.9% less for childcare
Reading
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,653.17
£1,204.85
|
$288.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,586.17
£14,274.59
|
$7,190.00
|
|
pay 46.2% less for entertainment and sports
Reading
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.46
£4.71
|
$2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.66
£3.40
|
$2.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.08
£13.18
|
$7.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.66
£34.00
|
$37.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.21
£10.35
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 18.1% less for clothing
Reading
|
Quito
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.88
£53.12
|
$43.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.38
£49.10
|
$44.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.26
£64.32
|
$97.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.70
£66.83
|
$83.12
|
|
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