Cost of living comparison

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Japan vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Japan is 41.0% more expensive than Quito.

Restaurants: pay 0.3% less in Japan
Groceries: pay 91.4% more in Japan
Transportation: pay 71.7% more in Japan
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Japan
Childcare: pay 22.7% more in Japan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.9% more in Japan
Clothing: pay 27.1% less in Japan

The cost of housing, groceries, transportation, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Japan are more expensive than in Quito. Expenses including clothing and restaurants are lower in Japan. Notably, housing and groceries are significantly more expensive in Japan.

Japan vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.3% less for restaurants

	Quito	Japan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00	$6.60 ¥1,042	+32.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.38	$5.10 ¥804	-30.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13	$1.07 ¥168	-6.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73	$0.76 ¥120	+3.7%
Average			-0.3%

Quito vs. Japan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 91.4% more for groceries

	Quito	Japan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62	$1.50 ¥237	-7.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.18	$5.07 ¥799	+21.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.06	$5.67 ¥894	+39.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.43	$2.08 ¥328	-14.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52	$2.93 ¥462	-16.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98	$2.14 ¥337	+119.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51	$1.12 ¥176	+119.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48	$1.69 ¥267	+256.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59	$2.13 ¥336	+264.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68	$1.22 ¥192	+79.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47	$1.15 ¥182	+145.7%
Average			+91.4%

Quito vs. Japan - Cost of groceries

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pay 71.7% more for transportation

	Quito	Japan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.63	$4.39 ¥692	+67.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.00	$59.14 ¥9,330	+119.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00	$22,599.51 ¥3,564,994	+13.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.50	$25.32 ¥3,995	+87.6%
Average			+71.7%

Quito vs. Japan - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Quito	Japan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.44	$33.91 ¥5,350	+19.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$448.12	$543.18 ¥85,685	+21.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.19	$353.61 ¥55,781	+11.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.07	$118.72 ¥18,727	+373.6%
Average			+106.4%

Quito vs. Japan - Cost of housing

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pay 22.7% more for childcare

	Quito	Japan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.25	$296.89 ¥46,833	+4.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,360.00	$13,159.48 ¥2,075,862	+40.6%
Average			+22.7%

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pay 21.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Quito	Japan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38	$2.60 ¥411	+9.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.96	$3.03 ¥477	+2.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$3.89 ¥613	-35.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.55	$59.54 ¥9,392	+54.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00	$12.46 ¥1,966	+78.0%
Average			+21.9%

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pay 27.1% less for clothing

	Quito	Japan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.15	$44.79 ¥7,066	-25.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.83	$32.04 ¥5,054	-31.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.42	$57.37 ¥9,050	-45.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.78	$87.37 ¥13,783	-5.8%
Average			-27.1%

Quito vs. Japan - Cost of clothing

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