Cost of living comparison
compared to
Fort Smith vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary
Fort Smith is 98.5% more expensive than Quito.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.6 times more in Fort Smith
- Groceries
-
pay 50.8% more in Fort Smith
- Transportation
-
pay 15.1% more in Fort Smith
- Housing
-
pay 3.4 times more in Fort Smith
- Childcare
-
pay 2.8 times more in Fort Smith
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 59.1% more in Fort Smith
- Clothing
-
pay 12.5% less in Fort Smith
The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Fort Smith are more expensive than in Quito. Notably, housing, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Fort Smith.
Fort Smith vs. Quito Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Fort Smith instead of Quito, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Quito
|
Fort Smith
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.38
|
$11.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
|
$2.33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
|
$2.02
|
|
Quito vs. Fort Smith - Cost of restaurants
pay 50.8% more for groceries
|
Quito
|
Fort Smith
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
|
$3.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.18
|
$3.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.06
|
$4.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.43
|
$2.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
|
$4.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
|
$2.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
|
$0.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
|
$1.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
|
$0.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
|
$0.88
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.70
|
|
Quito vs. Fort Smith - Cost of groceries
pay 15.1% more for transportation
|
Quito
|
Fort Smith
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.63
|
$2.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.00
|
$35.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$26,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$12.75
|
|
Quito vs. Fort Smith - Cost of transportation
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Quito
|
Fort Smith
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.44
|
$68.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$448.12
|
$683.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$317.19
|
$675.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.07
|
$184.39
|
|
Quito vs. Fort Smith - Cost of housing
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Quito
|
Fort Smith
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.25
|
$900.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,360.00
|
$23,460.00
|
|
Quito vs. Fort Smith - Cost of childcare
pay 59.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Fort Smith
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
|
$6.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.96
|
$5.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.00
|
$8.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.55
|
$26.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$11.00
|
|
Quito vs. Fort Smith - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 12.5% less for clothing
|
Quito
|
Fort Smith
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.15
|
$55.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.83
|
$41.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.42
|
$93.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.78
|
$76.66
|
|
Quito vs. Fort Smith - Cost of clothing
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