Cost of living comparison
Quito is 32.8% cheaper than Swindon.
- Restaurants
-
pay 39.4% less in Quito
- Groceries
-
pay 28.0% less in Quito
- Transportation
-
pay 53.0% less in Quito
- Housing
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pay 56.3% less in Quito
- Childcare
-
pay 18.9% less in Quito
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 36.3% less in Quito
- Clothing
-
pay 2.1% more in Quito
Expenses including housing, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and childcare are lower in Quito.
If you lived in Quito instead of Swindon, you would:
pay 39.4% less for restaurants
|
Swindon
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.37
£14.28
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.84
£6.52
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
£1.17
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
£0.89
|
$0.70
|
|
pay 28.0% less for groceries
|
Swindon
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
£1.06
|
$1.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.07
£3.00
|
$4.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.33
£4.66
|
$4.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
£2.60
|
$2.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.50
£2.58
|
$3.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
£0.99
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
£0.58
|
$0.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.03
|
$0.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
£1.35
|
$0.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
£0.71
|
$0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.56
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 53.0% less for transportation
|
Swindon
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.99
£5.15
|
$2.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$89.12
£65.70
|
$20.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£26,930.43
|
$20,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.62
£13.73
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 56.3% less for housing
|
Swindon
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.02
£28.76
|
$31.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,155.93
£852.14
|
$451.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,052.60
£775.97
|
$362.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.30
£107.85
|
$31.45
|
|
pay 18.9% less for childcare
|
Swindon
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,162.38
£856.90
|
$288.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,237.18
£3,860.81
|
$7,190.00
|
|
pay 36.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Swindon
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
£3.67
|
$2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
£2.75
|
$2.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$20.28
£14.95
|
$7.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.32
£24.56
|
$37.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.49
£11.42
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 2.1% more for clothing
|
Swindon
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.89
£40.46
|
$43.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.13
£27.37
|
$44.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.66
£60.94
|
$97.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.70
£67.60
|
$83.12
|
|
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