Cost of living comparison
Quito is 32.2% cheaper than Turin.
- Restaurants
-
pay 50.3% less in Quito
- Groceries
-
pay 31.7% less in Quito
- Transportation
-
pay 45.6% less in Quito
- Housing
-
pay 36.0% less in Quito
- Childcare
-
pay 48.8% less in Quito
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 1.3% less in Quito
- Clothing
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pay 11.5% less in Quito
Expenses including restaurants, childcare, transportation, housing, groceries, and clothing are lower in Quito.
If you lived in Quito instead of Turin, you would:
pay 50.3% less for restaurants
|
Turin
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.14
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.42
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
€2.47
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
€1.13
|
$0.70
|
|
pay 31.7% less for groceries
|
Turin
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.81
|
$1.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.06
€7.09
|
$4.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.78
€5.09
|
$4.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
€3.10
|
$2.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
€4.74
|
$3.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.83
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.76
|
$0.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
€0.96
|
$0.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.08
|
$0.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.68
|
$0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.69
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 45.6% less for transportation
|
Turin
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.39
€6.50
|
$2.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.73
€35.81
|
$20.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,009.37
€26,387.87
|
$20,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.64
€18.15
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 36.0% less for housing
|
Turin
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.53
€25.09
|
$31.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$740.75
€651.36
|
$451.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.32
€473.35
|
$362.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.82
€149.33
|
$31.45
|
|
pay 48.8% less for childcare
|
Turin
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$635.91
€559.17
|
$288.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,593.22
€11,073.48
|
$7,190.00
|
|
pay 1.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Turin
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.71
|
$2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
€1.54
|
$2.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.65
|
$7.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.66
€36.64
|
$37.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€7.54
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 11.5% less for clothing
|
Turin
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.19
€68.75
|
$43.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.00
€34.29
|
$44.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.45
€75.14
|
$97.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.50
€105.08
|
$83.12
|
|
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