Cost of living comparison
compared to
Quito vs. Novosibirsk Cost of Living Summary
Quito is 29.5% more expensive than Novosibirsk.
- Restaurants
-
pay 0.8% more in Quito
- Groceries
-
pay 29.7% more in Quito
- Transportation
-
pay 45.8% more in Quito
- Housing
-
pay 45.9% more in Quito
- Childcare
-
pay 47.4% more in Quito
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 24.9% more in Quito
- Clothing
-
pay 12.1% more in Quito
The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Quito are more expensive than in Novosibirsk.
Quito vs. Novosibirsk Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Quito instead of Novosibirsk, you would:
pay 0.8% more for restaurants
|
Novosibirsk
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.15
RUB545.83
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
RUB363.89
|
$7.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
RUB104.62
|
$1.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RUB58.48
|
$0.73
|
|
Novosibirsk vs. Quito - Cost of restaurants
pay 29.7% more for groceries
|
Novosibirsk
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
RUB43.67
|
$1.62
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.09
RUB388.73
|
$4.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.89
RUB297.30
|
$4.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
RUB132.09
|
$2.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.14
RUB163.47
|
$3.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
RUB67.78
|
$0.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
RUB60.88
|
$0.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
RUB66.40
|
$0.48
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
RUB105.07
|
$0.59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
RUB24.91
|
$0.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
RUB20.80
|
$0.47
|
|
Novosibirsk vs. Quito - Cost of groceries
pay 45.8% more for transportation
|
Novosibirsk
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.61
RUB199.07
|
$2.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.78
RUB2,274.30
|
$27.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,524.24
RUB2,865,619.08
|
$20,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.99
RUB304.76
|
$13.50
|
|
Novosibirsk vs. Quito - Cost of transportation
pay 45.9% more for housing
|
Novosibirsk
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.16
RUB623.48
|
$28.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$463.21
RUB35,374.13
|
$448.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$302.77
RUB23,122.06
|
$317.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.47
RUB5,686.98
|
$25.07
|
|
Novosibirsk vs. Quito - Cost of housing
pay 47.4% more for childcare
|
Novosibirsk
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$332.36
RUB25,381.20
|
$283.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.17
RUB341,145.13
|
$9,360.00
|
|
Novosibirsk vs. Quito - Cost of childcare
pay 24.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Novosibirsk
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
RUB159.20
|
$2.38
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.85
RUB217.42
|
$2.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.97
RUB226.98
|
$6.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.82
RUB3,957.28
|
$38.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.36
RUB409.37
|
$7.00
|
|
Novosibirsk vs. Quito - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 12.1% more for clothing
|
Novosibirsk
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.80
RUB4,872.06
|
$60.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.74
RUB2,729.16
|
$46.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.83
RUB8,005.54
|
$105.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.73
RUB5,783.22
|
$92.78
|
|
Novosibirsk vs. Quito - Cost of clothing
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