Cost of living comparison

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Leoben vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Leoben is 79.3% more expensive than Quito.

Restaurants
pay 2.6 times more in Leoben
Groceries
pay 93.5% more in Leoben
Transportation
pay 78.0% more in Leoben
Housing
pay 3.1 times more in Leoben
Childcare
pay 37.3% less in Leoben
Entertainment and Sports
pay 44.9% more in Leoben
Clothing
pay 0.9% more in Leoben

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

Leoben vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

 
Quito
Leoben
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.00
 
$21.02
€18.28
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.38
 
$11.68
€10.16
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.13
 
$2.98
€2.59

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pay 93.5% more for groceries

 
Quito
Leoben
Bread
1 loaf
$1.62
 
$3.07
€2.67
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.18
 
$9.95
€8.65
Milk (1 gallon) $4.06
 
$5.65
€4.91

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pay 78.0% more for transportation

 
Quito
Leoben
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.63
 
$6.68
€5.81
Monthly public transit pass $27.00
 
$64.82
€56.37
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,000.00
 
$21,023.81
€18,280.88

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

 
Quito
Leoben
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$28.44
 
$39.86
€34.66
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $448.12
 
$489.97
€426.05
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $317.19
 
$420.48
€365.62

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pay 37.3% less for childcare

 
Quito
Leoben
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $283.25
 
$217.25
€188.90
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,360.00
 
$4,555.16
€3,960.86

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pay 44.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Quito
Leoben
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.38
 
$4.67
€4.06
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.96
 
$3.56
€3.10
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.00
 
$7.01
€6.09

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pay 0.9% more for clothing

 
Quito
Leoben
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$60.15
 
$52.56
€45.70
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$46.83
 
$35.04
€30.47
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$105.42
 
$105.12
€91.40

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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: April 2026
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