Cost of living comparison
Quito is 54.4% more expensive than Monrovia.
If you lived in Quito instead of Monrovia, you would:
pay 59.0% less for restaurants
Monrovia
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
$2,413.75
|
$3.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
$2,413.75
|
$7.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
$289.65
|
$0.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
$514.93
|
$0.63
|
|
pay 51.0% less for groceries
Monrovia
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
$263.52
|
$1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.00
$1,931.00
|
$2.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
$1,230.45
|
$3.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
$1,029.87
|
$1.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
$864.48
|
$2.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
$175.18
|
$0.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
$241.80
|
$0.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
$350.36
|
$0.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
$455.87
|
$0.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
$201.76
|
$0.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
$350.96
|
$0.48
|
|
pay 89.5% more for transportation
Monrovia
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
$760.07
|
$2.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
$978,992.77
|
$20,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.44
$2,595.64
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 21.0% less for housing
Monrovia
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.87
$9,630.84
|
$37.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$680.33
$131,372.26
|
$458.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.33
$30,574.17
|
$251.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.64
$40,481.72
|
$29.49
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Monrovia
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.44
$25,574.36
|
$252.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,227.33
$236,997.84
|
$6,961.11
|
|
pay 29.6% less for entertainment and sports
Monrovia
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
$482.75
|
$2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
$708.03
|
$2.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.87
$1,327.54
|
$5.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.50
$12,841.12
|
$41.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.87
$1,906.84
|
$6.00
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Monrovia
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.22
$2,165.92
|
$53.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.58
$5,133.23
|
$45.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
$9,333.17
|
$100.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.50
$7,048.12
|
$86.25
|
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