Cost of living comparison
compared to
Banska Bystrica vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary
Banska Bystrica is 47.5% more expensive than Quito.
- Restaurants
-
pay 66.9% more in Banska Bystrica
- Groceries
-
pay 39.9% more in Banska Bystrica
- Transportation
-
pay 49.5% more in Banska Bystrica
- Housing
-
pay 2.6 times more in Banska Bystrica
- Childcare
-
pay 11.1% more in Banska Bystrica
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 5.1% more in Banska Bystrica
- Clothing
-
pay 0.9% less in Banska Bystrica
The cost of housing, restaurants, transportation, groceries, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Banska Bystrica are more expensive than in Quito. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Banska Bystrica.
Banska Bystrica vs. Quito Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Banska Bystrica instead of Quito, you would:
pay 66.9% more for restaurants
|
Quito
|
Banska Bystrica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$9.34
€7.98
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.38
|
$8.18
€6.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
|
$2.17
€1.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
|
$1.30
€1.11
|
|
Quito vs. Banska Bystrica - Cost of restaurants
pay 39.9% more for groceries
|
Quito
|
Banska Bystrica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
|
$1.01
€0.86
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.18
|
$5.84
€4.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.06
|
$3.98
€3.40
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.43
|
$3.95
€3.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
|
$3.18
€2.71
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
|
$0.89
€0.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
|
$0.84
€0.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
|
$0.97
€0.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
|
$1.93
€1.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
|
$0.57
€0.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.53
€0.45
|
|
Quito vs. Banska Bystrica - Cost of groceries
pay 49.5% more for transportation
|
Quito
|
Banska Bystrica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.63
|
$6.76
€5.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.00
|
$23.36
€19.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$25,695.77
€21,940.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$16.94
€14.46
|
|
Quito vs. Banska Bystrica - Cost of transportation
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Quito
|
Banska Bystrica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.44
|
$16.94
€14.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$448.12
|
$642.39
€548.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$317.19
|
$506.13
€432.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.07
|
$171.01
€146.02
|
|
Quito vs. Banska Bystrica - Cost of housing
pay 11.1% more for childcare
|
Quito
|
Banska Bystrica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.25
|
$346.50
€295.87
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,360.00
|
$9,343.92
€7,978.42
|
|
Quito vs. Banska Bystrica - Cost of childcare
pay 5.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Banska Bystrica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
|
$2.10
€1.80
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.96
|
$2.70
€2.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.00
|
$5.55
€4.74
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.55
|
$52.56
€44.88
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$8.18
€6.98
|
|
Quito vs. Banska Bystrica - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 0.9% less for clothing
|
Quito
|
Banska Bystrica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.15
|
$75.92
€64.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.83
|
$43.80
€37.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.42
|
$93.44
€79.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.78
|
$81.76
€69.81
|
|
Quito vs. Banska Bystrica - Cost of clothing
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