Cost of living comparison
Quito is 18.5% cheaper than Tivat.
- Restaurants
-
pay 45.2% less in Quito
- Groceries
-
pay 1.8% less in Quito
- Transportation
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pay 6.9% less in Quito
- Housing
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pay 42.0% less in Quito
- Childcare
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pay 25.0% less in Quito
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 17.5% more in Quito
- Clothing
-
pay 25.9% less in Quito
Expenses including restaurants, housing, clothing, childcare, transportation, and groceries are lower in Quito.
If you lived in Quito instead of Tivat, you would:
pay 45.2% less for restaurants
|
Tivat
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.86
€11.52
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€8.64
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€1.91
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
€1.35
|
$0.70
|
|
pay 1.8% less for groceries
|
Tivat
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
€0.91
|
$1.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.10
€3.67
|
$4.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
€4.89
|
$4.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.99
€2.68
|
$2.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
€2.85
|
$3.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.54
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.78
|
$0.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.60
|
$0.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.13
|
$0.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.48
|
$0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.58
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 6.9% less for transportation
|
Tivat
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.07
€5.43
|
$2.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.51
€33.61
|
$20.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,933.36
€25,025.25
|
$20,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.64
€5.95
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 42.0% less for housing
|
Tivat
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.35
€26.29
|
$31.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$988.40
€885.50
|
$451.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$750.23
€672.13
|
$362.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.46
€88.21
|
$31.45
|
|
pay 25.0% less for childcare
|
Tivat
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$396.55
€355.27
|
$288.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,324.34
€8,353.59
|
$7,190.00
|
|
pay 17.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tivat
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
€2.11
|
$2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.22
|
$2.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.07
€3.65
|
$7.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.32
€61.21
|
$37.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.36
€4.80
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 25.9% less for clothing
|
Tivat
|
Quito
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.10
€68.17
|
$43.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.90
€37.53
|
$44.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.89
€105.62
|
$97.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.12
€148.83
|
$83.12
|
|
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