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Quito vs. Puchong Cost of Living Summary

Quito is 29.0% more expensive than Puchong.

Restaurants
pay 71.3% more in Quito
Groceries
pay 14.9% less in Quito
Transportation
pay 29.3% more in Quito
Housing
pay 23.0% less in Quito
Childcare
pay 2.0 times more in Quito
Entertainment and Sports
pay 20.5% more in Quito
Clothing
pay 18.1% more in Quito

The cost of childcare, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Quito are more expensive than in Puchong. Expenses including housing and groceries are lower in Quito. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Quito.

Quito vs. Puchong Cost Breakdown

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

pay 71.3% more for restaurants

 
Puchong
Quito
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.67
MYR14.99
$6.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.89
MYR19.99
$7.67
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.81
MYR3.30
$1.40
 

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pay 14.9% less for groceries

 
Puchong
Quito
Bread
1 loaf
$1.09
MYR4.47
$1.57
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.00
MYR28.59
$3.21
 
Milk (1 gallon) $7.34
MYR29.97
$4.29
 

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pay 29.3% more for transportation

 
Puchong
Quito
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.22
MYR13.15
$3.17
 
Monthly public transit pass $12.24
MYR49.98
$21.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $41,736.41
MYR170K
$21,000.00
 

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pay 23.0% less for housing

 
Puchong
Quito
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$28.56
MYR116.67
$28.45
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $482.78
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $313.44
 

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

 
Puchong
Quito
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $225.13
MYR919.62
$743.00
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,235.11
MYR49,979.20
$8,951.43
 

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pay 20.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Puchong
Quito
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.40
MYR17.99
$3.50
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.10
MYR12.65
$3.38
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.26
MYR17.39
$6.00
 

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pay 18.1% more for clothing

 
Puchong
Quito
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$65.17
MYR266.22
$70.10
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.92
MYR171.25
$49.62
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$86.22
MYR352.20
$115.66
 

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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: October 2026
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