Cost of living comparison
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Quito vs. Manresa Cost of Living Summary
Quito is 23.0% cheaper than Manresa.
- Restaurants
-
pay 34.9% less in Quito
- Groceries
-
pay 15.4% less in Quito
- Transportation
-
pay 33.0% less in Quito
- Housing
-
pay 50.3% less in Quito
- Childcare
-
pay 30.8% less in Quito
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 5.8% more in Quito
- Clothing
-
pay 2.7% less in Quito
Expenses including housing, restaurants, transportation, childcare, groceries, and clothing are lower in Quito.
Quito vs. Manresa Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Quito instead of Manresa, you would:
pay 34.9% less for restaurants
|
Manresa
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.34
€7.98
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.23
|
$7.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
€1.56
|
$1.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
€1.08
|
$0.73
|
|
Manresa vs. Quito - Cost of restaurants
pay 15.4% less for groceries
|
Manresa
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
€1.10
|
$1.62
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.45
€4.65
|
$4.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.31
€4.53
|
$4.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.91
€2.49
|
$2.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.11
€3.51
|
$3.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.77
|
$0.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.64
|
$0.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.68
|
$0.48
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.13
|
$0.59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.45
|
$0.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.54
|
$0.47
|
|
Manresa vs. Quito - Cost of groceries
pay 33.0% less for transportation
|
Manresa
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.74
€5.75
|
$2.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.36
€19.95
|
$27.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,543.66
€32,910.96
|
$20,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.96
€18.75
|
$13.50
|
|
Manresa vs. Quito - Cost of transportation
pay 50.3% less for housing
|
Manresa
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.62
€38.10
|
$28.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$817.59
€698.11
|
$448.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$496.40
€423.85
|
$317.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.62
€131.17
|
$25.07
|
|
Manresa vs. Quito - Cost of housing
pay 30.8% less for childcare
|
Manresa
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$642.39
€548.52
|
$283.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,927.91
€8,477.07
|
$9,360.00
|
|
Manresa vs. Quito - Cost of childcare
pay 5.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Manresa
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
€1.99
|
$2.38
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
€1.63
|
$2.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.84
€4.99
|
$6.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.64
€42.39
|
$38.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.59
€6.48
|
$7.00
|
|
Manresa vs. Quito - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 2.7% less for clothing
|
Manresa
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.44
€79.78
|
$60.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.64
€28.72
|
$46.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.52
€77.29
|
$105.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.32
€114.69
|
$92.78
|
|
Manresa vs. Quito - Cost of clothing
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