Cost of living comparison
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Quito vs. Fujairah Cost of Living Summary
Quito is 38.0% more expensive than Fujairah.
Quito vs. Fujairah Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Quito instead of Fujairah, you would:
pay 45.1% more for restaurants
|
Fujairah
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.49
AED27.50
|
$6.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.62
AED28.00
|
$7.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
AED4.10
|
$1.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
AED1.50
|
$1.12
|
|
Fujairah vs. Quito - Cost of restaurants
pay 4.1% less for groceries
|
Fujairah
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
AED5.00
|
$1.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.36
AED23.37
|
$3.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
AED23.18
|
$4.29
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
AED8.65
|
$2.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
AED15.65
|
$2.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
AED2.95
|
$1.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
AED2.72
|
$0.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
AED2.51
|
$0.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
AED1.59
|
$0.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
AED1.36
|
$0.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
AED1.50
|
$0.47
|
|
Fujairah vs. Quito - Cost of groceries
pay 3.7% more for transportation
|
Fujairah
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.33
AED12.24
|
$3.17
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.84
AED149.98
|
$21.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,865.12
AED94,989.65
|
$21,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.22
AED26.50
|
$13.50
|
|
Fujairah vs. Quito - Cost of transportation
pay 49.9% less for housing
|
Fujairah
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.28
AED287.47
|
$28.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$589.91
AED2,166.43
|
$482.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$530.92
AED1,949.79
|
$313.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.21
AED345.97
|
$21.90
|
|
Fujairah vs. Quito - Cost of housing
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Fujairah
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.14
AED944.34
|
$743.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,499.17
AED16,523.20
|
$8,951.43
|
|
Fujairah vs. Quito - Cost of childcare
pay 26.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Fujairah
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.85
AED32.50
|
$3.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.60
AED20.55
|
$3.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.45
AED20.00
|
$6.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.65
AED174.98
|
$46.22
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$6.40
|
|
Fujairah vs. Quito - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Fujairah
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.78
AED79.99
|
$70.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.61
AED49.99
|
$49.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.87
AED274.97
|
$115.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.26
AED224.98
|
$107.92
|
|
Fujairah vs. Quito - Cost of clothing
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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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