Cost of living comparison
compared to
Columbia vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary
Columbia is 95.4% more expensive than Quito.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.4 times more in Columbia
- Groceries
-
pay 78.7% more in Columbia
- Transportation
-
pay 26.3% more in Columbia
- Housing
-
pay 3.1 times more in Columbia
- Childcare
-
pay 2.8 times more in Columbia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 47.9% more in Columbia
- Clothing
-
pay 19.1% less in Columbia
The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Columbia are more expensive than in Quito. Notably, housing, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Columbia.
Columbia vs. Quito Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Columbia instead of Quito, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Quito
|
Columbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$17.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.38
|
$10.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
|
$2.45
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
|
$2.00
|
|
Quito vs. Columbia - Cost of restaurants
pay 78.7% more for groceries
|
Quito
|
Columbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
|
$3.40
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.18
|
$5.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.06
|
$4.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.43
|
$2.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
|
$4.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
|
$1.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
|
$0.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
|
$1.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
|
$1.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
|
$0.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$1.16
|
|
Quito vs. Columbia - Cost of groceries
pay 26.3% more for transportation
|
Quito
|
Columbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.63
|
$2.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.00
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$37,111.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$11.20
|
|
Quito vs. Columbia - Cost of transportation
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Quito
|
Columbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.44
|
$59.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$448.12
|
$1,025.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$317.19
|
$783.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.07
|
$139.63
|
|
Quito vs. Columbia - Cost of housing
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Quito
|
Columbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.25
|
$1,200.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,360.00
|
$13,100.00
|
|
Quito vs. Columbia - Cost of childcare
pay 47.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Columbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
|
$4.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.96
|
$4.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.00
|
$7.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.55
|
$27.22
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$14.50
|
|
Quito vs. Columbia - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 19.1% less for clothing
|
Quito
|
Columbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.15
|
$50.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.83
|
$33.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.42
|
$79.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.78
|
$87.50
|
|
Quito vs. Columbia - Cost of clothing
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