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Geoje vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Geoje is 54.1% more expensive than Quito.

Restaurants: pay 15.0% more in Geoje
Groceries: pay 2.7 times more in Geoje
Transportation: pay 20.8% more in Geoje
Housing: pay 71.1% more in Geoje
Childcare: pay 56.0% more in Geoje
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.6% more in Geoje
Clothing: pay 24.7% more in Geoje

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

Geoje vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.0% more for restaurants

	Quito	Geoje
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00	$7.08 ₩10,187	+41.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.38	$6.01 ₩8,659	-18.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13	$1.59 ₩2,292	+40.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73	$0.71 ₩1,019	-3.5%
Average			+15.0%

Quito vs. Geoje - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

	Quito	Geoje
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62	$2.24 ₩3,226	+38.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.18	$5.09 ₩7,335	+21.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.06	$6.16 ₩8,870	+51.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.43	$2.33 ₩3,362	-4.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52	$3.59 ₩5,175	+2.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98	$3.69 ₩5,314	+278.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51	$1.44 ₩2,079	+183.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48	$3.33 ₩4,797	+601.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59	$2.30 ₩3,309	+292.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68	$2.25 ₩3,235	+230.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47	$1.46 ₩2,103	+211.1%
Average			+173.3%

Quito vs. Geoje - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.8% more for transportation

	Quito	Geoje
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.63	$4.36 ₩6,277	+66.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00	$26,696.92 ₩38M	+33.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.50	$8.49 ₩12,225	-37.1%
Average			+20.8%

Quito vs. Geoje - Cost of transportation

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pay 71.1% more for housing

	Quito	Geoje
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.44	$25.47 ₩36,675	-10.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$448.12	$212.27 ₩306K	-52.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.19	$212.27 ₩306K	-33.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.07	$120.43 ₩173K	+380.4%
Average			+71.1%

Quito vs. Geoje - Cost of housing

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pay 56.0% more for childcare

	Quito	Geoje
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.25	$471.71 ₩679K	+66.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,360.00	$13,620.52 ₩20M	+45.5%
Average			+56.0%

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pay 17.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Quito	Geoje
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38	$1.42 ₩2,037	-40.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.96	$4.00 ₩5,756	+35.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$3.18 ₩4,584	-46.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.55	$70.76 ₩102K	+83.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00	$10.97 ₩15,791	+56.7%
Average			+17.6%

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pay 24.7% more for clothing

	Quito	Geoje
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.15	$99.06 ₩143K	+64.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.83	$61.91 ₩89,140	+32.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.42	$76.06 ₩110K	-27.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.78	$120.29 ₩173K	+29.6%
Average			+24.7%

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