Cost of living comparison

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Quito is 32.3% cheaper than Tubingen.

If you lived in Quito instead of Tubingen, you would:

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pay 56.4% less for restaurants

 
Tubingen
Quito
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $12.45
€11.53
$4.25
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.61
€9.83
$8.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.12
€2.89
$1.11
 

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pay 31.1% less for groceries

 
Tubingen
Quito
Bread
1 loaf
$2.16
€2.00
$1.58
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.87
€6.36
$4.00
 
Milk (1 gallon) $4.48
€4.15
$4.02
 

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pay 46.0% less for transportation

 
Tubingen
Quito
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.06
€6.54
$2.81
 
Monthly public transit pass $36.82
€34.09
$20.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,435.59
€27,253.65
$20,000.00
 

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pay 62.2% less for housing

 
Tubingen
Quito
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$51.93
€48.08
$34.65
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,227.39
€1,136.40
$446.45
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $938.59
€869.02
$320.83
 

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pay 0.3% less for childcare

 
Tubingen
Quito
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $189.52
€175.47
$275.00
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $13,238.09
€12,256.80
$7,180.00
 

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pay 18.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Tubingen
Quito
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.33
€4.01
$3.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.52
€3.26
$2.79
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.88
€8.22
$6.50
 

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pay 11.7% less for clothing

 
Tubingen
Quito
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$84.04
€77.81
$46.67
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$30.68
€28.41
$44.92
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$102.88
€95.26
$98.08
 

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