Cost of living comparison
Quito is 29.8% cheaper than Wuppertal.
- Restaurants
-
pay 47.4% less in Quito
- Groceries
-
pay 26.4% less in Quito
- Transportation
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pay 47.1% less in Quito
- Housing
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pay 19.6% less in Quito
- Childcare
-
pay 59.2% less in Quito
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 17.7% less in Quito
- Clothing
-
pay 8.6% more in Quito
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, transportation, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Quito.
If you lived in Quito instead of Wuppertal, you would:
pay 47.4% less for restaurants
Wuppertal
|
Quito
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.86
€11.78
|
$5.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.35
|
$8.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
€2.09
|
$1.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
€1.77
|
$0.70
|
|
pay 26.4% less for groceries
Wuppertal
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
€1.82
|
$1.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.32
€5.79
|
$4.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.86
|
$4.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.40
€3.11
|
$2.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
€5.55
|
$3.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.14
|
$1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.62
|
$0.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.87
|
$0.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
€2.00
|
$0.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.53
|
$0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 47.1% less for transportation
Wuppertal
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.98
€6.40
|
$2.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.52
€48.11
|
$20.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,130.52
€26,684.87
|
$20,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.36
€18.65
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 19.6% less for housing
Wuppertal
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.20
€44.15
|
$31.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.91
€368.17
|
$451.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$305.45
€279.81
|
$362.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.75
€110.61
|
$31.45
|
|
pay 59.2% less for childcare
Wuppertal
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$785.96
€719.97
|
$288.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,076.45
€14,726.75
|
$7,190.00
|
|
pay 17.7% less for entertainment and sports
Wuppertal
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.44
|
$2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
€2.97
|
$2.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.79
€8.05
|
$7.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.80
€33.71
|
$37.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.65
€8.84
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 8.6% more for clothing
Wuppertal
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.46
€88.36
|
$43.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.72
€32.72
|
$44.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.31
€81.82
|
$97.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.59
€49.09
|
$83.12
|
|
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