Cost of living comparison
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Quito vs. Puerto Montt Cost of Living Summary
Quito is 10.5% cheaper than Puerto Montt.
Quito vs. Puerto Montt Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Quito instead of Puerto Montt, you would:
pay 5.3% less for restaurants
|
Puerto Montt
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.19
CLF0.2000
|
$6.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.16
CLF0.1800
|
$7.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
CLF0.0200
|
$1.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
CLF0.0200
|
$1.12
|
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Puerto Montt vs. Quito - Cost of restaurants
pay 21.0% less for groceries
|
Puerto Montt
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.56
CLF0.0600
|
$1.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.63
CLF0.1400
|
$3.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.26
CLF0.1100
|
$4.29
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
CLF0.0800
|
$2.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.55
CLF0.0600
|
$2.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
CLF0.0100
|
$1.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CLF0.0200
|
$0.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
CLF0.0300
|
$0.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
CLF0.0200
|
$0.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
CLF0.0200
|
$0.47
|
|
Puerto Montt vs. Quito - Cost of groceries
pay 36.8% less for transportation
|
Puerto Montt
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.01
CLF0.1300
|
$3.17
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$21.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.50
|
|
Puerto Montt vs. Quito - Cost of transportation
pay 21.0% less for housing
|
Puerto Montt
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.70
CLF0.7700
|
$28.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$511.62
CLF12.7900
|
$482.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$313.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.95
CLF1.1700
|
$21.90
|
|
Puerto Montt vs. Quito - Cost of housing
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
|
Puerto Montt
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.25
CLF3.5800
|
$743.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,951.43
|
|
Puerto Montt vs. Quito - Cost of childcare
pay 24.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Puerto Montt
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$3.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.76
CLF0.0700
|
$3.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.60
CLF0.1200
|
$6.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$46.22
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.40
|
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Puerto Montt vs. Quito - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Puerto Montt
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$70.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$49.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$115.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$107.92
|
Puerto Montt vs. Quito - Cost of clothing
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