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Drummondville vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Drummondville is 37.8% more expensive than Quito.

Restaurants: pay 37.2% more in Drummondville
Groceries: pay 66.5% more in Drummondville
Transportation: pay 49.3% more in Drummondville
Housing: pay 76.7% more in Drummondville
Childcare: pay 40.1% more in Drummondville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.8% more in Drummondville
Clothing: pay 33.7% less in Drummondville

The cost of housing, groceries, transportation, childcare, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Drummondville are more expensive than in Quito. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Drummondville.

Drummondville vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.2% more for restaurants

	Quito	Drummondville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00	$11.84 CA$16.08	+136.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.38	$10.23 CA$13.88	+38.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13	$0.85 CA$1.16	-24.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73	$0.72 CA$0.97	-2.1%
Average			+37.2%

Quito vs. Drummondville - Cost of restaurants

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pay 66.5% more for groceries

	Quito	Drummondville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62	$1.78 CA$2.41	+9.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.18	$4.48 CA$6.09	+7.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.06	$5.97 CA$8.10	+46.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.43	$2.63 CA$3.57	+8.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52	$4.75 CA$6.45	+35.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98	$1.69 CA$2.30	+73.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51	$0.59 CA$0.80	+14.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48	$1.69 CA$2.30	+255.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59	$1.62 CA$2.20	+176.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68	$0.84 CA$1.14	+23.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47	$0.85 CA$1.15	+80.3%
Average			+66.5%

Quito vs. Drummondville - Cost of groceries

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pay 49.3% more for transportation

	Quito	Drummondville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.63	$4.23 CA$5.75	+61.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00	$24,382.26 CA$33,105.02	+21.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.50	$22.23 CA$30.18	+64.7%
Average			+49.3%

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pay 76.7% more for housing

	Quito	Drummondville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.44	$43.95 CA$59.68	+54.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$448.12	$824.03 CA$1,118.83	+83.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.19	$681.71 CA$925.59	+114.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.07	$38.41 CA$52.15	+53.2%
Average			+76.7%

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pay 40.1% more for childcare

	Quito	Drummondville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.25	$717.59 CA$974.31	+153.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,360.00	$2,511.56 CA$3,410.08	-73.2%
Average			+40.1%

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pay 28.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Quito	Drummondville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38	$3.95 CA$5.36	+66.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.96	$3.41 CA$4.63	+15.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$11.70 CA$15.88	+94.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.55	$25.11 CA$34.09	-34.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00	$7.18 CA$9.74	+2.5%
Average			+28.8%

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pay 33.7% less for clothing

	Quito	Drummondville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.15	$21.53 CA$29.23	-64.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.83	$57.41 CA$77.94	+22.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.42	$71.76 CA$97.43	-31.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.78	$35.88 CA$48.72	-61.3%
Average			-33.7%

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