Cost of living comparison
Quito is 50.1% cheaper than Paris.
- Restaurants
-
pay 64.2% less in Quito
- Groceries
-
pay 47.0% less in Quito
- Transportation
-
pay 57.0% less in Quito
- Housing
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pay 55.9% less in Quito
- Childcare
-
pay 58.3% less in Quito
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 38.8% less in Quito
- Clothing
-
pay 29.8% less in Quito
Expenses including restaurants, childcare, transportation, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Quito.
If you lived in Quito instead of Paris, you would:
pay 64.2% less for restaurants
|
Paris
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.31
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€12.25
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.09
€3.90
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
€2.82
|
$0.70
|
|
pay 47.0% less for groceries
|
Paris
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.91
|
$1.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.23
€10.69
|
$4.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
€5.15
|
$4.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
€4.62
|
$2.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.32
€6.02
|
$3.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.51
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.00
|
$0.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.43
|
$0.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
€1.69
|
$0.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.05
|
$0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.15
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 57.0% less for transportation
|
Paris
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
€7.29
|
$2.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$92.60
€88.17
|
$20.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,688.77
€31,124.75
|
$20,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.84
€23.65
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 55.9% less for housing
|
Paris
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.65
€32.04
|
$31.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,367.25
€1,301.83
|
$451.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,057.37
€1,006.78
|
$362.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$188.37
€179.36
|
$31.45
|
|
pay 58.3% less for childcare
|
Paris
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$756.26
€720.08
|
$288.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,942.48
€15,179.69
|
$7,190.00
|
|
pay 38.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Paris
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€7.14
|
$2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.31
€4.11
|
$2.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€12.76
|
$7.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€34.74
|
$37.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.27
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 29.8% less for clothing
|
Paris
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.81
€98.84
|
$43.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.57
€44.34
|
$44.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.54
€106.21
|
$97.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$148.98
€141.85
|
$83.12
|
|
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