Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 7.6% cheaper than Quito.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Quito, you would:
pay 31.7% more for restaurants
Quito
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
|
$7.00
$6,090.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
|
$5.00
$4,350.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
|
$1.03
$895.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
|
$0.90
$780.71
|
|
pay 10.3% less for groceries
Quito
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
|
$1.34
$1,167.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.65
|
$3.51
$3,057.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.73
|
$3.15
$2,744.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
|
$1.46
$1,268.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.39
|
$1.76
$1,534.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$0.66
$574.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
|
$0.57
$493.06
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.31
$269.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
|
$0.67
$585.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
|
$0.30
$259.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
|
$0.33
$290.95
|
|
pay 19.5% less for transportation
Quito
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
|
$3.52
$3,059.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.50
|
$6.80
$5,916.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$25,000.00
$21,752,664.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$5.00
$4,350.53
|
|
pay 13.6% less for housing
Quito
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
|
$23.47
$20,423.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$458.75
|
$313.32
$272,622.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.88
|
$225.62
$196,309.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.49
|
$36.96
$32,158.10
|
|
pay 22.2% less for childcare
Quito
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.31
|
$187.40
$163,057.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,961.11
|
$5,653.81
$4,919,415.89
|
|
pay 37.3% less for entertainment and sports
Quito
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$2.00
$1,740.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.75
|
$1.72
$1,494.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.75
|
$2.00
$1,740.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.46
|
$22.07
$19,203.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
|
$5.00
$4,350.53
|
|
pay 18.1% more for clothing
Quito
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.53
|
$67.11
$58,389.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.71
|
$57.53
$50,060.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.31
|
$107.00
$93,104.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.25
|
$98.70
$85,881.03
|
|
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