Cost of living comparison
Quito is 25.2% cheaper than Seoul.
If you lived in Quito instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 11.8% less for restaurants
|
Seoul
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.11
₩11,194
|
$4.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.90
₩8,141
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
₩2,105
|
$1.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,135
|
$0.76
|
|
pay 55.9% less for groceries
|
Seoul
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
₩4,266
|
$1.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
₩8,361
|
$4.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.19
₩11,310
|
$4.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
₩4,517
|
$2.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
₩6,569
|
$3.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.12
₩4,306
|
$1.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.57
₩2,171
|
$0.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
₩3,562
|
$0.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
₩3,748
|
$0.59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
₩2,633
|
$0.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.42
₩1,953
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 20.2% less for transportation
|
Seoul
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₩6,471
|
$2.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.15
₩62,328
|
$20.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,815.53
₩38,394,890
|
$20,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.44
₩13,025
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 29.6% less for housing
|
Seoul
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.52
₩32,466
|
$34.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.53
₩1,205,765
|
$446.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$528.87
₩730,014
|
$320.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.47
₩193,896
|
$31.61
|
|
pay 46.8% less for childcare
|
Seoul
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.75
₩526,945
|
$275.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,838.36
₩28,764,028
|
$7,180.00
|
|
pay 2.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Seoul
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.69
₩5,088
|
$3.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
₩5,351
|
$2.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
₩4,579
|
$6.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.67
₩72,696
|
$40.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.06
₩15,264
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 10.2% less for clothing
|
Seoul
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.77
₩83,887
|
$46.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.72
₩61,724
|
$44.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.92
₩118,596
|
$98.08
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.28
₩175,685
|
$86.36
|
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