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Bariloche vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Bariloche is 20.3% more expensive than Quito.

Restaurants: pay 81.1% more in Bariloche
Groceries: pay 46.4% more in Bariloche
Transportation: pay 25.6% more in Bariloche
Housing: pay 34.4% more in Bariloche
Childcare: pay 39.8% less in Bariloche
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.9% less in Bariloche
Clothing: pay 8.0% more in Bariloche

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

Bariloche vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 81.1% more for restaurants

	Quito	Bariloche
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00	$11.00 ARS15,343.30	+120.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.38	$9.10 ARS12,693.09	+23.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13	$1.77 ARS2,464.23	+55.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73	$1.65 ARS2,301.49	+125.0%
Average			+81.1%

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pay 46.4% more for groceries

	Quito	Bariloche
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62	$2.50 ARS3,487.11	+54.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.18	$7.83 ARS10,926.29	+87.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.06	$5.35 ARS7,458.09	+31.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.43	$2.71 ARS3,784.68	+11.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52	$3.79 ARS5,282.98	+7.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98	$1.04 ARS1,455.19	+6.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51	$1.18 ARS1,645.00	+131.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48	$1.04 ARS1,455.19	+119.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59	$1.28 ARS1,782.08	+118.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68	$0.44 ARS611.60	-35.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47	$0.36 ARS506.15	-22.7%
Average			+46.4%

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pay 25.6% more for transportation

	Quito	Bariloche
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.63	$3.93 ARS5,478.07	+49.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00	$29,000.00 ARS40M	+45.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.50	$11.10 ARS15,482.78	-17.8%
Average			+25.6%

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pay 34.4% more for housing

	Quito	Bariloche
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.44	$22.00 ARS30,686.60	-22.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$448.12	$533.33 ARS744K	+19.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.19	$533.33 ARS744K	+68.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.07	$43.33 ARS60,443.29	+72.9%
Average			+34.4%

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pay 39.8% less for childcare

	Quito	Bariloche
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.25	$220.00 ARS307K	-22.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,360.00	$4,000.00 ARS6M	-57.3%
Average			-39.8%

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pay 13.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Quito	Bariloche
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38	$1.50 ARS2,092.27	-36.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.96	$3.05 ARS4,254.28	+3.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$2.58 ARS3,598.70	-57.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.55	$50.00 ARS69,742.26	+29.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00	$6.40 ARS8,933.98	-8.5%
Average			-13.9%

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pay 8.0% more for clothing

	Quito	Bariloche
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.15	$66.00 ARS92,059.79	+9.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.83	$55.00 ARS76,716.49	+17.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.42	$96.67 ARS135K	-8.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.78	$105.00 ARS146K	+13.2%
Average			+8.0%

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