Cost of living comparison

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Quito vs. Pekanbaru Cost of Living Summary

Quito is 95.0% more expensive than Pekanbaru.

Restaurants
pay 3.0 times more in Quito
Groceries
pay 13.6% more in Quito
Transportation
pay 94.9% more in Quito
Housing
pay 60.4% more in Quito
Childcare
pay 2.4 times more in Quito
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.0 times more in Quito
Clothing
pay 57.9% more in Quito

The cost of restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, and clothing in Quito are more expensive than in Pekanbaru. Notably, restaurants, childcare, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Quito.

Quito vs. Pekanbaru Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Quito instead of Pekanbaru, you would:

pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

 
Pekanbaru
Quito
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.49
IDR24,812.32
$5.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$2.38
IDR39,699.71
$7.38
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.46
IDR7,691.82
$1.13
 

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pay 13.6% more for groceries

 
Pekanbaru
Quito
Bread
1 loaf
$1.09
IDR18,195.70
$1.62
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.35
IDR138,948.99
$4.18
 
Milk (1 gallon) $5.34
IDR88,915.54
$4.06
 

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pay 94.9% more for transportation

 
Pekanbaru
Quito
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.83
IDR47,037.57
$2.63
 
Monthly public transit pass $8.94
IDR148,873.92
$27.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,827.59
IDR446,621,746.71
$20,000.00
 

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pay 60.4% more for housing

 
Pekanbaru
Quito
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$19.67
IDR327,522.61
$28.44
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $476.93
IDR7,939,942.16
$448.12
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $89.43
IDR1,488,739.16
$317.19
 

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

 
Pekanbaru
Quito
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $168.91
IDR2,812,062.85
$283.25
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,980.84
IDR49,624,638.52
$9,360.00
 

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Pekanbaru
Quito
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.09
IDR34,737.25
$2.38
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.35
IDR22,496.50
$2.96
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.21
IDR36,722.23
$6.00
 

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pay 57.9% more for clothing

 
Pekanbaru
Quito
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$28.81
IDR479,704.84
$60.15
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$35.77
IDR595,495.66
$46.83
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$63.59
IDR1,058,658.96
$105.42
 

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025
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