Cost of living comparison

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Quito vs. Huizhou Cost of Living Summary

Quito is 57.4% more expensive than Huizhou.

Restaurants
pay 2.6 times more in Quito
Groceries
pay 2.6% more in Quito
Transportation
pay 51.3% more in Quito
Housing
pay 77.6% more in Quito
Childcare
pay 2.4% less in Quito
Entertainment and Sports
pay 72.3% more in Quito
Clothing
pay 39.5% more in Quito

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and groceries in Quito are more expensive than in Huizhou. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Quito.

Quito vs. Huizhou Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Quito instead of Huizhou, you would:

pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

 
Huizhou
Quito
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.24
CN¥15.00
$6.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.07
CN¥34.00
$7.67
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.56
CN¥3.76
$1.40
 

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pay 2.6% more for groceries

 
Huizhou
Quito
Bread
1 loaf
$1.60
CN¥10.75
$1.57
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.92
CN¥26.25
$3.21
 
Milk (1 gallon) $7.03
CN¥47.12
$4.29
 

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pay 51.3% more for transportation

 
Huizhou
Quito
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.43
CN¥29.73
$3.17
 
Monthly public transit pass $17.90
CN¥120.01
$21.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $19,374.76
CN¥130K
$21,000.00
 

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pay 77.6% more for housing

 
Huizhou
Quito
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$9.89
CN¥66.34
$28.45
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $208.81
CN¥1,400.06
$482.78
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $233.67
CN¥1,566.74
$313.44
 

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pay 2.4% less for childcare

 
Huizhou
Quito
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $484.74
CN¥3,250.15
$743.00
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $21,378.36
CN¥143K
$8,951.43
 

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pay 72.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Huizhou
Quito
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.04
CN¥7.00
$3.50
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.98
CN¥19.97
$3.38
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.98
CN¥20.00
$6.00
 

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pay 39.5% more for clothing

 
Huizhou
Quito
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$49.22
CN¥330.01
$70.10
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.10
CN¥275.57
$49.62
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$82.39
CN¥552.44
$115.66
 

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. 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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