Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 2.9 times more expensive than Quito.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Quito, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
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Quito
|
Dublin
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
|
$21.99
€20.62
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
|
$10.99
€10.31
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
|
$2.49
€2.33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
pay 82.7% more for groceries
|
Quito
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
|
$2.00
€1.88
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.65
|
$5.13
€4.81
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.73
|
$5.26
€4.93
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
|
$3.75
€3.52
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.39
|
$4.73
€4.44
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$1.20
€1.13
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
|
$1.62
€1.52
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
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pay 3.3 times more for transportation
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Quito
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
|
$7.90
€7.41
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.50
|
$131.93
€123.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$34,778.34
€32,613.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$17.59
€16.50
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
|
Quito
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
|
$62.54
€58.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$458.75
|
$2,136.79
€2,003.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.88
|
$1,834.34
€1,720.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.49
|
$192.55
€180.57
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Quito
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.31
|
$1,355.42
€1,271.04
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,961.11
|
$10,275.73
€9,636.07
|
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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.75
|
$4.11
€3.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.75
|
$17.04
€15.98
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.46
|
$50.27
€47.14
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
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pay 19.0% more for clothing
|
Quito
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.53
|
$90.63
€84.98
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.71
|
$39.17
€36.74
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.31
|
$97.66
€91.58
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.25
|
$106.59
€99.95
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