Cost of living comparison
Quito is 12.9% more expensive than Romania overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 25.8% less in Quito
- Groceries
-
pay 17.7% more in Quito
- Transportation
-
pay 8.7% more in Quito
- Housing
-
pay 64.4% more in Quito
- Childcare
-
pay 7.2% less in Quito
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 20.9% more in Quito
- Clothing
-
pay 11.7% more in Quito
The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, and transportation in Quito are more expensive than in Romania. Expenses including restaurants and childcare are lower in Quito.
If you lived in Quito instead of Romania, you would:
pay 25.8% less for restaurants
|
Romania
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
RON41.30
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
RON30.53
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
RON8.28
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
RON6.89
|
$0.70
|
|
pay 17.7% more for groceries
|
Romania
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
RON5.20
|
$1.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
RON18.29
|
$4.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
RON26.34
|
$4.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
RON13.65
|
$2.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
RON13.03
|
$3.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.28
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
RON3.17
|
$0.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
RON3.12
|
$0.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
RON4.10
|
$0.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RON1.82
|
$0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.98
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 8.7% more for transportation
|
Romania
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
RON27.24
|
$2.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.73
RON100.02
|
$20.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,159.13
RON121,392.80
|
$20,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.39
RON30.86
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 64.4% more for housing
|
Romania
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.45
RON40.76
|
$31.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.94
RON1,756.01
|
$451.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.85
RON1,287.56
|
$362.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.36
RON518.04
|
$31.45
|
|
pay 7.2% less for childcare
|
Romania
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.62
RON1,957.10
|
$288.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,284.14
RON30,320.96
|
$7,190.00
|
|
pay 20.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Romania
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
RON9.72
|
$2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
RON10.63
|
$2.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
RON25.57
|
$7.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.40
RON180.46
|
$37.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
RON29.86
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 11.7% more for clothing
|
Romania
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.67
RON278.26
|
$43.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.90
RON168.39
|
$44.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
RON336.58
|
$97.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.53
RON388.56
|
$83.12
|
|
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