Cost of living comparison
Quito is 26.1% cheaper than Bratislava.
If you lived in Quito instead of Bratislava, you would:
pay 48.6% less for restaurants
Bratislava
|
Quito
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
€9.28
|
$3.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.22
|
$7.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.90
|
$0.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
€1.62
|
$0.63
|
|
pay 27.2% less for groceries
Bratislava
|
Quito
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.46
|
$1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€6.01
|
$2.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.39
€4.11
|
$3.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
€3.03
|
$1.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€3.06
|
$2.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$0.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.61
|
$0.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.48
|
|
pay 31.5% less for transportation
Bratislava
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
€6.87
|
$2.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.93
|
$17.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,716.14
|
$20,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 24.5% less for housing
Bratislava
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.98
€19.68
|
$37.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.39
€697.20
|
$458.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$559.19
€524.45
|
$251.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.41
€171.08
|
$29.49
|
|
pay 56.5% less for childcare
Bratislava
|
Quito
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.15
€531.91
|
$252.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,334.68
€15,319.74
|
$6,961.11
|
|
pay 0.2% more for entertainment and sports
Bratislava
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
€2.11
|
$2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.43
|
$2.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.64
|
$5.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.69
€36.29
|
$41.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.28
|
$6.00
|
|
pay 5.2% more for clothing
Bratislava
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.13
€67.65
|
$53.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.23
€31.17
|
$45.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.53
€75.53
|
$100.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.09
€95.75
|
$86.25
|
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