Cost of living comparison
Quito is 5.3% cheaper than Tartu.
- Restaurants
-
pay 46.1% less in Quito
- Groceries
-
pay 2.8% less in Quito
- Transportation
-
pay 11.2% less in Quito
- Housing
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pay 29.6% less in Quito
- Childcare
-
pay 74.9% more in Quito
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 16.5% less in Quito
- Clothing
-
pay 6.0% less in Quito
Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and groceries are lower in Quito.
If you lived in Quito instead of Tartu, you would:
pay 46.1% less for restaurants
|
Tartu
|
Quito
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.86
€11.52
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
€8.07
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.69
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.08
|
$0.70
|
|
pay 2.8% less for groceries
|
Tartu
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
€1.10
|
$1.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.48
€4.91
|
$4.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
€3.98
|
$4.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.54
€2.28
|
$2.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.85
€3.45
|
$3.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.73
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.59
|
$0.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.89
|
$0.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.06
|
$0.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
€0.32
|
$0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.48
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 11.2% less for transportation
|
Tartu
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.91
€6.19
|
$2.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.44
€19.20
|
$20.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,329.96
€24,484.66
|
$20,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.02
€8.08
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 29.6% less for housing
|
Tartu
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.79
€27.58
|
$31.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$597.26
€535.08
|
$451.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$403.10
€361.14
|
$362.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.82
€187.08
|
$31.45
|
|
pay 74.9% more for childcare
|
Tartu
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.75
€101.01
|
$288.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,677.84
€6,878.51
|
$7,190.00
|
|
pay 16.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tartu
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€3.84
|
$2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
€3.04
|
$2.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
€5.28
|
$7.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.11
€43.10
|
$37.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.65
€8.64
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 6.0% less for clothing
|
Tartu
|
Quito
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$110.75
€99.22
|
$43.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.36
€28.99
|
$44.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.55
€79.33
|
$97.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.46
€83.73
|
$83.12
|
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