Cost of living comparison

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Kavala vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Kavala is 35.6% more expensive than Quito.

Restaurants
pay 78.9% more in Kavala
Groceries
pay 42.7% more in Kavala
Transportation
pay 97.3% more in Kavala
Housing
pay 19.2% more in Kavala
Childcare
pay 19.6% less in Kavala
Entertainment and Sports
pay 30.5% more in Kavala
Clothing
pay 1.6% more in Kavala

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

Kavala vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

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

pay 78.9% more for restaurants

 
Quito
Kavala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.00
 
$16.80
€15.00
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.67
 
$11.20
€10.00
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.40
 
$1.88
€1.67

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pay 42.7% more for groceries

 
Quito
Kavala
Bread
1 loaf
$1.57
 
$1.31
€1.17
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.21
 
$7.09
€6.33
Milk (1 gallon) $4.29
 
$5.58
€4.98

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pay 97.3% more for transportation

 
Quito
Kavala
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.17
 
$8.07
€7.20
Monthly public transit pass $21.00
 
$61.59
€54.99
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $21,000.00
 
$27,970.99
€24,975.22

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pay 19.2% more for housing

 
Quito
Kavala
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$28.45
 
$30.47
€27.21
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $482.78
 
$405.90
€362.43
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $313.44
 
$279.93
€249.95

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pay 19.6% less for childcare

 
Quito
Kavala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $743.00
 
$476.59
€425.54
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,951.43
 
$9,030.67
€8,063.46

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pay 30.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Quito
Kavala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.50
 
$5.60
€5.00
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.38
 
$3.64
€3.25
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.00
 
$5.37
€4.80

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pay 1.6% more for clothing

 
Quito
Kavala
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$70.10
 
$96.78
€86.41
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$49.62
 
$45.46
€40.59
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$115.66
 
$97.98
€87.48

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