Cost of living comparison
Quito is 46.2% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Quito instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 62.5% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Quito
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.47
|
$3.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$7.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.42
|
$0.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.38
|
$0.63
|
|
pay 40.7% less for groceries
Brussels
|
Quito
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
€2.17
|
$1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.55
€7.08
|
$2.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.40
|
$3.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.28
|
$1.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.96
€4.66
|
$2.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$0.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.74
|
$0.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.10
|
$0.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.28
|
$0.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.48
|
|
pay 49.5% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
€7.24
|
$2.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.87
€50.55
|
$17.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,788.97
|
$20,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€21.35
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 60.5% less for housing
Brussels
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.77
€52.33
|
$37.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,043.18
€978.76
|
$458.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$873.71
€819.76
|
$251.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.26
€154.11
|
$29.49
|
|
pay 72.4% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$944.84
€886.50
|
$252.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,473.75
€22,962.49
|
$6,961.11
|
|
pay 29.6% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Quito
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.16
|
$2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
€3.49
|
$2.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$5.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.17
€32.06
|
$41.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.38
|
$6.00
|
|
pay 8.0% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Quito
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.22
€83.71
|
$53.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.58
€30.57
|
$45.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.94
€91.89
|
$100.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.04
€123.89
|
$86.25
|
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