Cost of living comparison
compared to
Quito vs. Nuremberg Cost of Living Summary
Quito is 41.9% cheaper than Nuremberg.
- Restaurants
-
pay 64.2% less in Quito
- Groceries
-
pay 36.7% less in Quito
- Transportation
-
pay 51.5% less in Quito
- Housing
-
pay 57.6% less in Quito
- Childcare
-
pay 44.3% less in Quito
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 30.6% less in Quito
- Clothing
-
pay 8.3% less in Quito
Expenses including restaurants, housing, transportation, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Quito.
Quito vs. Nuremberg Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Quito instead of Nuremberg, you would:
pay 64.2% less for restaurants
|
Nuremberg
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.52
€15.11
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.68
€10.07
|
$7.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.83
€3.31
|
$1.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.31
€2.85
|
$0.73
|
|
Nuremberg vs. Quito - Cost of restaurants
pay 36.7% less for groceries
|
Nuremberg
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€1.98
|
$1.62
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.46
€6.43
|
$4.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.96
€4.28
|
$4.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
€3.13
|
$2.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.65
€5.74
|
$3.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
€1.20
|
$0.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.72
|
$0.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.90
|
$0.48
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
€1.80
|
$0.59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.60
|
$0.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.62
|
$0.47
|
|
Nuremberg vs. Quito - Cost of groceries
pay 51.5% less for transportation
|
Nuremberg
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
€6.53
|
$2.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.74
€58.42
|
$27.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,745.96
€27,375.40
|
$20,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.94
€20.65
|
$13.50
|
|
Nuremberg vs. Quito - Cost of transportation
pay 57.6% less for housing
|
Nuremberg
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.30
€37.34
|
$28.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$970.49
€836.88
|
$448.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$670.13
€577.87
|
$317.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$245.02
€211.28
|
$25.07
|
|
Nuremberg vs. Quito - Cost of housing
pay 44.3% less for childcare
|
Nuremberg
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$547.40
€472.04
|
$283.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,670.53
€13,513.12
|
$9,360.00
|
|
Nuremberg vs. Quito - Cost of childcare
pay 30.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Nuremberg
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€4.03
|
$2.38
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.39
€3.79
|
$2.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.16
€8.76
|
$6.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.87
€27.48
|
$38.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.31
€12.34
|
$7.00
|
|
Nuremberg vs. Quito - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 8.3% less for clothing
|
Nuremberg
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.93
€88.76
|
$60.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.02
€37.10
|
$46.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.43
€76.26
|
$105.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.63
€99.71
|
$92.78
|
|
Nuremberg vs. Quito - Cost of clothing
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