Cost of living comparison
Quito is 38.7% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Quito instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 59.7% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Quito
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.00
|
$5.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€11.00
|
$8.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
€2.69
|
$1.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.65
|
$0.70
|
|
pay 32.8% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Quito
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
€1.82
|
$1.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.66
€6.22
|
$4.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
€4.26
|
$4.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
€3.06
|
$2.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.41
€5.04
|
$3.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.25
|
$1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.72
|
$0.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 53.9% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.71
|
$2.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.52
€49.00
|
$20.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,799.21
€29,667.58
|
$20,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.37
€27.40
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 61.2% less for housing
Berlin
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.99
€41.97
|
$31.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,278.77
€1,193.05
|
$451.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.86
€875.93
|
$362.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.55
€245.88
|
$31.45
|
|
pay 15.6% less for childcare
Berlin
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$306.98
€286.41
|
$288.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,639.17
€8,993.02
|
$7,190.00
|
|
pay 28.0% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Quito
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.00
|
$2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
€3.71
|
$2.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.11
€8.50
|
$7.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.89
€35.35
|
$37.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
€12.75
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 19.5% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Quito
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.49
€79.76
|
$43.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.99
€38.24
|
$44.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.49
€89.09
|
$97.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$138.30
€129.03
|
$83.12
|
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