Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Ecuador
  3. Quito
  4. Italy
  5. Comparison
USD
COMPARED TO
EUR

Italy is 71.6% more expensive than Quito.

If you lived in Italy instead of Quito, you would:
local_dining

pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.75 $16.28
€14.27
+334.1%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $6.25 $9.39
€8.23
+50.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.97 $2.48
€2.17
+154.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.64 $1.24
€1.09
+94.2%
Average +158.2%
Quito vs. Italy - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 41.1% more for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $1.76 $1.86
€1.63
+5.6%
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.59 $7.41
€6.50
+186.0%
Milk (1 gallon) $3.86 $4.98
€4.36
+28.8%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $1.87 $3.33
€2.92
+77.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $3.32 $4.42
€3.88
+33.0%
Apples (1 lb) $1.06 $0.95
€0.83
-10.8%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.57 $0.90
€0.79
+59.9%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.88 $0.97
€0.85
+9.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.78 $1.08
€0.95
+38.0%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.57 $0.69
€0.60
+20.4%
Onions (1 lb) $0.71 $0.74
€0.65
+3.5%
Average +41.1%
Quito vs. Italy - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 76.1% more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.43 $6.99
€6.13
+187.4%
Monthly public transit pass $30.00 $43.01
€37.72
+43.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $21,000.00 $26,336.31
€23,094.33
+25.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $13.50 $20.00
€17.54
+48.2%
Average +76.1%
Quito vs. Italy - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 2.2 times more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $38.57 $34.75
€30.47
-9.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $469.96 $639.56
€560.83
+36.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $279.58 $490.87
€430.44
+75.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $30.98 $144.46
€126.68
+366.3%
Average +117.0%
Quito vs. Italy - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 50.9% more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $340.00 $498.43
€437.07
+46.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,691.82 $11,939.46
€10,469.72
+55.2%
Average +50.9%
Quito vs. Italy - Cost of childcare
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pay 46.3% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.00 $5.00
€4.38
+150.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.39 $1.68
€1.47
-29.9%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $4.75 $6.74
€5.91
+41.9%
Monthly membership at local gym $53.04 $54.45
€47.74
+2.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $6.00 $10.03
€8.79
+67.1%
Average +46.3%
Quito vs. Italy - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 11.5% more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $67.50 $87.77
€76.97
+30.0%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $48.41 $37.94
€33.27
-21.6%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $101.26 $97.30
€85.32
-3.9%
Men's business shoes (leather) $88.16 $124.71
€109.36
+41.5%
Average +11.5%
Quito vs. Italy - Cost of clothing
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