Cost of living comparison
Quito is 27.9% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Quito instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 14.3% less for restaurants
|
Buenos Aires
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
$1,687.79
|
$3.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
$1,205.56
|
$7.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
$248.04
|
$0.81
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
$216.34
|
$0.63
|
|
pay 22.5% more for groceries
|
Buenos Aires
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
$323.53
|
$1.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.51
$847.24
|
$2.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
$760.47
|
$3.73
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
$351.61
|
$1.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
$425.28
|
$2.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
$159.10
|
$0.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
$136.63
|
$0.46
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
$74.73
|
$0.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
$162.13
|
$0.49
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$71.88
|
$0.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$80.63
|
$0.48
|
|
pay 72.5% more for transportation
|
Buenos Aires
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
$847.91
|
$2.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
$1,639.56
|
$17.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
$6,027,810.03
|
$20,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
$1,205.56
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 24.5% more for housing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.47
$5,659.49
|
$37.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$313.32
$75,545.45
|
$458.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.62
$54,398.67
|
$251.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.96
$8,911.23
|
$29.49
|
|
pay 28.9% more for childcare
|
Buenos Aires
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.40
$45,184.46
|
$252.31
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,653.81
$1,363,203.34
|
$6,961.11
|
|
pay 76.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Buenos Aires
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
$482.22
|
$2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
$414.06
|
$2.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
$482.22
|
$5.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.07
$5,321.54
|
$41.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
$1,205.56
|
$6.00
|
|
pay 14.9% less for clothing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.11
$16,180.07
|
$53.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.53
$13,872.05
|
$45.71
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.00
$25,799.83
|
$100.31
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.70
$23,798.21
|
$86.25
|
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