Cost of living comparison
Quito is 42.0% cheaper than Oslo.
If you lived in Quito instead of Oslo, you would:
pay 66.3% less for restaurants
Oslo
|
Quito
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.06
kr204.98
|
$3.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.43
kr122.99
|
$7.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
kr30.09
|
$0.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
kr27.48
|
$0.63
|
|
pay 51.2% less for groceries
Oslo
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
kr35.82
|
$1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
kr60.74
|
$2.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.54
kr81.11
|
$3.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
kr40.54
|
$1.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.90
kr63.43
|
$2.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
kr13.38
|
$0.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
kr9.65
|
$0.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
kr12.53
|
$0.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
kr17.44
|
$0.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
kr8.99
|
$0.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
kr10.68
|
$0.48
|
|
pay 54.2% less for transportation
Oslo
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.99
kr85.94
|
$2.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.56
kr834.25
|
$17.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,348.90
kr358,707.40
|
$20,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.96
kr225.47
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 57.4% less for housing
Oslo
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.84
kr428.48
|
$37.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,309.35
kr14,083.65
|
$458.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,134.95
kr12,207.76
|
$251.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.33
kr1,692.31
|
$29.49
|
|
pay 13.6% less for childcare
Oslo
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$311.45
kr3,350.07
|
$252.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,586.53
kr81,602.27
|
$6,961.11
|
|
pay 46.0% less for entertainment and sports
Oslo
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.53
kr102.49
|
$2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
kr45.56
|
$2.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.29
kr153.73
|
$5.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.81
kr449.73
|
$41.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.25
kr163.98
|
$6.00
|
|
pay 5.1% less for clothing
Oslo
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.58
kr845.27
|
$53.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.31
kr390.56
|
$45.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.89
kr1,052.96
|
$100.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.77
kr1,116.14
|
$86.25
|
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