Cost of living comparison

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Kaliningrad vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Kaliningrad is 13.6% more expensive than Quito.

Restaurants
pay 17.8% more in Kaliningrad
Groceries
pay 13.2% more in Kaliningrad
Transportation
pay 16.4% less in Kaliningrad
Housing
pay 34.5% more in Kaliningrad
Childcare
pay 4.0% more in Kaliningrad
Entertainment and Sports
pay 17.9% less in Kaliningrad
Clothing
pay 60.2% more in Kaliningrad

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

Kaliningrad vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

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

pay 17.8% more for restaurants

 
Quito
Kaliningrad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.00
 
$8.34
RUB664.38
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.38
 
$6.15
RUB489.74
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.13
 
$1.40
RUB111.88

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pay 13.2% more for groceries

 
Quito
Kaliningrad
Bread
1 loaf
$1.62
 
$0.81
RUB64.37
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.18
 
$6.10
RUB486.28
Milk (1 gallon) $4.06
 
$4.55
RUB362.83

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pay 16.4% less for transportation

 
Quito
Kaliningrad
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.63
 
$2.81
RUB224.16
Monthly public transit pass $27.00
 
$15.01
RUB1,195.88
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,000.00
 
$26,803.03
RUB2,135,492.78

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pay 34.5% more for housing

 
Quito
Kaliningrad
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$28.44
 
$6.85
RUB545.55
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $448.12
 
$431.35
RUB34,367.40
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $317.19
 
$318.78
RUB25,398.55

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pay 4.0% more for childcare

 
Quito
Kaliningrad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $283.25
 
$305.51
RUB24,340.95
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,360.00
 
$9,374.72
RUB746,917.36

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pay 17.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Quito
Kaliningrad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.38
 
$2.38
RUB189.82
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.96
 
$2.47
RUB196.86
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.00
 
$2.85
RUB226.84

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pay 60.2% more for clothing

 
Quito
Kaliningrad
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$60.15
 
$111.64
RUB8,894.50
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$46.83
 
$52.76
RUB4,203.89
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$105.42
 
$164.22
RUB13,084.13

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025
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