Cost of living comparison
Quito is 28.8% cheaper than Lisbon.
If you lived in Quito instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 48.6% less for restaurants
Lisbon
|
Quito
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$3.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.25
€7.70
|
$7.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
€1.65
|
$0.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$0.63
|
|
pay 26.1% less for groceries
Lisbon
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
€1.45
|
$1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.15
€4.81
|
$2.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
€3.63
|
$3.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.95
€2.76
|
$1.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
€3.16
|
$2.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.92
|
$0.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.94
|
$0.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$0.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$0.48
|
|
pay 30.6% less for transportation
Lisbon
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.68
€7.17
|
$2.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.98
€41.08
|
$17.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,784.59
€28,756.07
|
$20,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.00
€9.35
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 53.7% less for housing
Lisbon
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.97
€37.33
|
$37.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,352.26
€1,263.15
|
$458.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$872.69
€815.18
|
$251.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.15
€97.29
|
$29.49
|
|
pay 40.0% less for childcare
Lisbon
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$462.77
€432.27
|
$252.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,635.21
€9,934.41
|
$6,961.11
|
|
pay 1.7% less for entertainment and sports
Lisbon
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
€2.57
|
$2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
€1.92
|
$2.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.94
€5.55
|
$5.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€40.05
|
$41.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.25
€7.70
|
$6.00
|
|
pay 0.9% less for clothing
Lisbon
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.22
€78.67
|
$53.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
€32.96
|
$45.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.32
€77.83
|
$100.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.05
€97.19
|
$86.25
|
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