Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 50.2% more expensive than Quito.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Quito, you would:
pay 29.4% more for restaurants
Quito
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
|
$6.62
$1,014.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
|
$6.62
$1,014.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
|
$1.07
$163.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
|
$0.73
$111.58
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Quito
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
|
$2.98
$455.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.65
|
$6.84
$1,047.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.73
|
$13.78
$2,110.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
|
$3.37
$515.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.39
|
$3.01
$461.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$2.21
$339.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
|
$1.30
$199.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$1.71
$262.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
|
$1.16
$177.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
|
$0.97
$149.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
|
$0.94
$143.44
|
|
pay 98.6% more for transportation
Quito
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
|
$5.12
$785.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.50
|
$36.42
$5,579.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$39,733.24
$6,086,250.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$28.48
$4,361.81
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Quito
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
|
$44.25
$6,777.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$458.75
|
$698.87
$107,051.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.88
|
$385.02
$58,977.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.49
|
$115.17
$17,642.17
|
|
pay 27.1% less for childcare
Quito
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.31
|
$286.65
$43,907.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,961.11
|
$2,240.51
$343,196.90
|
|
pay 35.4% more for entertainment and sports
Quito
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$2.15
$329.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.75
|
$3.65
$559.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.75
|
$9.27
$1,420.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.46
|
$54.58
$8,360.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
|
$9.93
$1,521.56
|
|
pay 26.7% less for clothing
Quito
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.53
|
$38.31
$5,868.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.71
|
$32.17
$4,926.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.31
|
$67.46
$10,333.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.25
|
$72.43
$11,094.73
|
|
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