Cost of living comparison
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Quito vs. Herceg Novi Cost of Living Summary
Quito is 23.9% cheaper than Herceg Novi.
Quito vs. Herceg Novi Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Quito instead of Herceg Novi, you would:
pay 34.9% less for restaurants
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Herceg Novi
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.20
€9.99
|
$6.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
€8.00
|
$7.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.52
€2.25
|
$1.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.42
|
$1.12
|
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Herceg Novi vs. Quito - Cost of restaurants
pay 11.0% less for groceries
|
Herceg Novi
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
€0.87
|
$1.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.48
€4.00
|
$3.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
€3.97
|
$4.29
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.72
|
$2.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
€2.98
|
$2.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.53
|
$1.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.62
|
$0.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.65
|
$0.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.19
|
$0.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
€0.37
|
$0.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.51
|
$0.47
|
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Herceg Novi vs. Quito - Cost of groceries
pay 43.0% less for transportation
|
Herceg Novi
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.58
€5.87
|
$3.17
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.79
€39.98
|
$21.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,472.33
€28,982.79
|
$21,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.87
€10.59
|
$13.50
|
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Herceg Novi vs. Quito - Cost of transportation
pay 36.5% less for housing
|
Herceg Novi
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.87
€30.23
|
$28.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$654.82
€584.45
|
$482.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.04
€352.59
|
$313.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$102.30
€91.31
|
$21.90
|
|
Herceg Novi vs. Quito - Cost of housing
pay 46.0% more for childcare
|
Herceg Novi
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$447.89
€399.76
|
$743.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,970.35
€6,221.31
|
$8,951.43
|
|
Herceg Novi vs. Quito - Cost of childcare
pay 4.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Herceg Novi
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.80
€2.50
|
$3.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
€2.30
|
$3.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.92
€3.50
|
$6.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.99
€49.97
|
$46.22
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.84
€7.00
|
$6.40
|
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Herceg Novi vs. Quito - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 22.1% more for clothing
|
Herceg Novi
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.98
€74.96
|
$70.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.59
€29.98
|
$49.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.78
€64.96
|
$115.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.18
€84.95
|
$107.92
|
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Herceg Novi vs. Quito - Cost of clothing
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