Cost of living comparison
Quito is 41.9% cheaper than Salt Lake City.
If you lived in Quito instead of Salt Lake City, you would:
pay 53.3% less for restaurants
|
Salt Lake City
|
Quito
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.00
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
|
$0.70
|
|
pay 42.1% less for groceries
|
Salt Lake City
|
Quito
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.27
|
$1.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.53
|
$4.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
|
$4.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
|
$2.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.11
|
$3.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
|
$0.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.59
|
$0.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
|
$0.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
|
$0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.22
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 36.0% less for transportation
|
Salt Lake City
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.84
|
$2.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$89.00
|
$20.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,050.00
|
$20,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.93
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 70.1% less for housing
|
Salt Lake City
|
Quito
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.44
|
$31.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,664.75
|
$451.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,361.67
|
$362.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.40
|
$31.45
|
|
pay 43.8% less for childcare
|
Salt Lake City
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,073.33
|
$288.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,400.00
|
$7,190.00
|
|
pay 30.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Salt Lake City
|
Quito
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.89
|
$2.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.89
|
$7.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.75
|
$37.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.00
|
$7.00
|
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pay 17.2% less for clothing
|
Salt Lake City
|
Quito
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.55
|
$43.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.00
|
$44.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.00
|
$97.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.12
|
$83.12
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