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Quito vs. Kyoto Cost of Living Summary

Quito is 5.4% cheaper than Kyoto.

Restaurants: pay 2.2% more in Quito
Groceries: pay 31.8% less in Quito
Transportation: pay 40.1% less in Quito
Housing: pay 26.0% less in Quito
Childcare: pay 20.1% more in Quito
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.5% less in Quito
Clothing: pay 50.6% more in Quito

The cost of clothing, childcare, and restaurants in Quito are more expensive than in Kyoto. Expenses including transportation, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Quito.

Quito vs. Kyoto Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2% more for restaurants

	Kyoto	Quito
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.02 ¥1,561	$5.00	-50.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.35 ¥833	$7.38	+38.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 ¥144	$1.13	+22.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 ¥116	$0.73	-1.5%
Average			+2.2%

Kyoto vs. Quito - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.8% less for groceries

	Kyoto	Quito
Bread 1 loaf	$1.70 ¥265	$1.62	-4.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.57 ¥711	$4.18	-8.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.67 ¥1,039	$4.06	-39.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 ¥347	$2.43	+9.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 ¥482	$3.52	+13.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.42 ¥378	$0.98	-59.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 ¥173	$0.51	-54.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.83 ¥441	$0.48	-83.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.72 ¥268	$0.59	-65.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 ¥110	$0.68	-3.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 ¥157	$0.47	-53.5%
Average			-31.8%

Kyoto vs. Quito - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.1% less for transportation

	Kyoto	Quito
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.43 ¥690	$2.63	-40.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$66.82 ¥10,408	$27.00	-59.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,332.63 ¥3,478,419	$20,000.00	-10.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.86 ¥4,184	$13.50	-49.7%
Average			-40.1%

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pay 26.0% less for housing

	Kyoto	Quito
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.58 ¥5,074	$28.44	-12.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$570.06 ¥88,790	$448.12	-21.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$318.25 ¥49,569	$317.19	-0.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.56 ¥12,859	$25.07	-69.6%
Average			-26.0%

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pay 20.1% more for childcare

	Kyoto	Quito
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$434.36 ¥67,653	$283.25	-34.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,345.93 ¥832,656	$9,360.00	+75.1%
Average			+20.1%

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pay 12.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Kyoto	Quito
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.34 ¥520	$2.38	-28.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.20 ¥498	$2.96	-7.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 ¥624	$6.00	+49.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.73 ¥8,680	$38.55	-30.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.70 ¥1,978	$7.00	-44.9%
Average			-12.5%

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pay 50.6% more for clothing

	Kyoto	Quito
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.33 ¥6,904	$60.15	+35.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.91 ¥4,814	$46.83	+51.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$50.12 ¥7,806	$105.42	+110.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.54 ¥13,791	$92.78	+4.8%
Average			+50.6%

Kyoto vs. Quito - Cost of clothing

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