Cost of living comparison
Brasilia is 15.4% more expensive than Quito.
If you lived in Brasilia instead of Quito, you would:
pay 25.6% more for restaurants
Quito
|
Brasilia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
|
$5.93
R$30.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
|
$6.92
R$35.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
|
$1.07
R$5.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
|
$0.72
R$3.64
|
|
pay 10.9% more for groceries
Quito
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
|
$1.61
R$8.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.65
|
$4.63
R$23.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.73
|
$4.23
R$21.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
|
$2.29
R$11.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.39
|
$1.82
R$9.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$0.78
R$3.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
|
$0.53
R$2.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.43
R$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
|
$0.70
R$3.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
|
$0.48
R$2.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
|
$0.47
R$2.38
|
|
pay 58.0% more for transportation
Quito
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
|
$4.59
R$23.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.50
|
$50.51
R$256.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$23,730.52
R$120,373.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$8.99
R$45.59
|
|
pay 13.1% more for housing
Quito
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
|
$21.45
R$108.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$458.75
|
$384.72
R$1,951.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.88
|
$223.17
R$1,132.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.49
|
$65.73
R$333.43
|
|
pay 44.6% more for childcare
Quito
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.31
|
$383.64
R$1,946.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,961.11
|
$9,542.54
R$48,404.55
|
|
pay 27.6% less for entertainment and sports
Quito
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$1.98
R$10.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.75
|
$1.62
R$8.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.75
|
$2.37
R$12.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.46
|
$23.91
R$121.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
|
$7.51
R$38.12
|
|
pay 16.6% less for clothing
Quito
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.53
|
$46.01
R$233.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.71
|
$45.46
R$230.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.31
|
$75.98
R$385.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.25
|
$62.59
R$317.48
|
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