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Quito vs. Abha Cost of Living Summary

Quito is 45.9% more expensive than Abha.

Restaurants
pay 2.3 times more in Quito
Groceries
pay 2.5% less in Quito
Transportation
pay 2.3% less in Quito
Housing
pay 12.4% less in Quito
Childcare
pay 2.8 times more in Quito
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.8% less in Quito
Clothing
pay 27.1% more in Quito

The cost of childcare, restaurants, and clothing in Quito are more expensive than in Abha. Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Quito. Notably, childcare and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Quito.

Quito vs. Abha Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

 
Abha
Quito
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.33
SAR19.95
$6.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.46
SAR27.93
$7.67
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.61
SAR2.29
$1.40
 

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pay 2.5% less for groceries

 
Abha
Quito
Bread
1 loaf
$0.62
SAR2.33
$1.57
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.22
SAR8.31
$3.21
 
Milk (1 gallon) $6.05
SAR22.66
$4.29
 

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pay 2.3% less for transportation

 
Abha
Quito
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.35
SAR8.80
$3.17
 
Monthly public transit pass $23.98
SAR89.78
$21.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $18,653.43
SAR69,825.18
$21,000.00
 

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pay 12.4% less for housing

 
Abha
Quito
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$77.28
SAR289.28
$28.45
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $310.89
SAR1,163.75
$482.78
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $248.71
SAR931.00
$313.44
 

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

 
Abha
Quito
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $210.22
SAR786.92
$743.00
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,174.81
SAR15,627.54
$8,951.43
 

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pay 3.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Abha
Quito
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.60
SAR5.99
$3.50
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.14
SAR11.77
$3.38
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$9.33
SAR34.91
$6.00
 

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pay 27.1% more for clothing

 
Abha
Quito
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$30.64
SAR114.71
$70.10
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$71.28
SAR266.83
$49.62
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$239.83
SAR897.75
$115.66
 

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: October 2026
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