Cost of living comparison
Quito is 33.4% cheaper than Telford.
- Restaurants
-
pay 33.7% less in Quito
- Groceries
-
pay 12.3% less in Quito
- Transportation
-
pay 48.6% less in Quito
- Housing
-
pay 46.5% less in Quito
- Childcare
-
pay 57.8% less in Quito
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 41.9% less in Quito
- Clothing
-
pay 7.0% more in Quito
Expenses including childcare, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Quito.
If you lived in Quito instead of Telford, you would:
pay 33.7% less for restaurants
Telford
|
Quito
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.92
£9.57
|
$5.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
£6.70
|
$8.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.13
|
$1.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
£0.78
|
$0.70
|
|
pay 12.3% less for groceries
Telford
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
£0.70
|
$1.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.55
£2.63
|
$4.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
£3.94
|
$4.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
£2.39
|
$2.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.02
£2.97
|
$3.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
£0.80
|
$1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.48
|
$0.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
£0.82
|
$0.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.87
|
$0.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
£0.53
|
$0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
£0.49
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 48.6% less for transportation
Telford
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.96
£5.16
|
$2.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$128.48
£95.18
|
$20.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,288.44
£23,920.89
|
$20,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.09
£11.18
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 46.5% less for housing
Telford
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.09
£25.99
|
$31.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$807.21
£598.02
|
$451.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$645.77
£478.42
|
$362.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$236.05
£174.88
|
$31.45
|
|
pay 57.8% less for childcare
Telford
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,506.79
£1,116.31
|
$288.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,029.73
£8,171.38
|
$7,190.00
|
|
pay 41.9% less for entertainment and sports
Telford
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.81
£4.31
|
$2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.87
£2.87
|
$2.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$19.36
£14.34
|
$7.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.97
£31.10
|
$37.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.53
£10.76
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 7.0% more for clothing
Telford
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.50
£34.45
|
$43.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.52
£26.31
|
$44.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.64
£59.00
|
$97.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.87
£71.76
|
$83.12
|
|
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