Cost of living comparison
London is 3.5 times more expensive than Quito.
If you lived in London instead of Quito, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Quito
|
London
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.25
|
$25.22
£19.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$10.09
£7.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
|
$2.54
£1.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
|
$2.08
£1.59
|
|
pay 60.6% more for groceries
Quito
|
London
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$1.96
£1.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.00
|
$4.74
£3.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.02
|
$6.34
£4.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
|
$3.99
£3.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
|
$4.28
£3.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
|
$1.47
£1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$0.75
£0.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
|
$1.48
£1.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
|
$1.76
£1.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
|
$0.73
£0.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.67
£0.51
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for transportation
Quito
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.81
|
$7.20
£5.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
$252.24
£192.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$34,406.00
£26,221.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$25.33
£19.30
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for housing
Quito
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.65
|
$39.12
£29.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$446.45
|
$2,697.16
£2,055.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.83
|
$2,027.26
£1,544.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.61
|
$284.51
£216.82
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
Quito
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$275.00
|
$2,321.07
£1,768.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,180.00
|
$25,293.41
£19,276.31
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Quito
|
London
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
|
$8.20
£6.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.79
|
$4.56
£3.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
|
$18.92
£14.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.67
|
$58.95
£44.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$18.92
£14.42
|
|
pay 47.2% more for clothing
Quito
|
London
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.67
|
$103.07
£78.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
|
$49.65
£37.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.08
|
$112.31
£85.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.36
|
$123.32
£93.98
|
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