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Kunming vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Kunming is 5.5% cheaper than Quito.

Restaurants: pay 47.7% less in Kunming
Groceries: pay 10.5% less in Kunming
Transportation: pay 5.7% more in Kunming
Housing: pay 14.3% less in Kunming
Childcare: pay 44.1% more in Kunming
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.1% less in Kunming
Clothing: pay 9.5% less in Kunming

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

Kunming vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.7% less for restaurants

	Quito	Kunming
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00	$2.45 CN¥17.31	-50.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.38	$6.06 CN¥42.78	-17.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13	$0.47 CN¥3.30	-58.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73	$0.27 CN¥1.90	-63.4%
Average			-47.7%

Quito vs. Kunming - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.5% less for groceries

	Quito	Kunming
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62	$1.71 CN¥12.07	+5.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.18	$3.50 CN¥24.73	-16.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.06	$8.05 CN¥56.78	+98.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.43	$1.77 CN¥12.46	-27.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52	$1.91 CN¥13.46	-45.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98	$0.59 CN¥4.15	-39.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51	$0.43 CN¥3.03	-15.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48	$0.64 CN¥4.49	+33.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59	$0.51 CN¥3.59	-13.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68	$0.16 CN¥1.12	-76.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47	$0.38 CN¥2.69	-18.7%
Average			-10.5%

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pay 5.7% more for transportation

	Quito	Kunming
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.63	$4.37 CN¥30.83	+66.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.00	$35.05 CN¥247.26	+29.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00	$20,328.62 CN¥143,408.27	+1.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.50	$3.36 CN¥23.74	-75.1%
Average			+5.7%

Quito vs. Kunming - Cost of transportation

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pay 14.3% less for housing

	Quito	Kunming
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.44	$16.44 CN¥115.96	-42.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$448.12	$280.39 CN¥1,978.05	-37.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.19	$210.30 CN¥1,483.53	-33.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.07	$39.16 CN¥276.26	+56.2%
Average			-14.3%

Quito vs. Kunming - Cost of housing

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pay 44.1% more for childcare

	Quito	Kunming
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.25	$420.59 CN¥2,967.07	+48.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,360.00	$13,085.09 CN¥92,308.77	+39.8%
Average			+44.1%

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pay 6.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Quito	Kunming
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38	$1.40 CN¥9.89	-41.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.96	$3.06 CN¥21.59	+3.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$2.10 CN¥14.84	-65.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.55	$70.10 CN¥494.51	+81.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00	$6.31 CN¥44.51	-9.9%
Average			-6.1%

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pay 9.5% less for clothing

	Quito	Kunming
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.15	$70.10 CN¥494.51	+16.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.83	$33.30 CN¥234.89	-28.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.42	$64.49 CN¥454.95	-38.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.78	$105.15 CN¥741.77	+13.3%
Average			-9.5%

Quito vs. Kunming - Cost of clothing

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