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Marikina vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Marikina is 0.0% cheaper than Quito.

Restaurants
pay 42.0% less in Marikina
Groceries
pay 65.9% more in Marikina
Transportation
pay 13.2% more in Marikina
Housing
pay 20.6% more in Marikina
Childcare
pay 5.0% less in Marikina
Entertainment and Sports
pay 24.3% less in Marikina
Clothing
pay 28.5% less in Marikina

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

Marikina vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

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

pay 42.0% less for restaurants

 
Quito
Marikina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.00
 
$3.44
₱207.73
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.38
 
$3.44
₱207.73
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.13
 
$0.69
₱41.55

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pay 65.9% more for groceries

 
Quito
Marikina
Bread
1 loaf
$1.62
 
$1.31
₱79.11
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.18
 
$3.89
₱235.00
Milk (1 gallon) $4.06
 
$8.20
₱495.41

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pay 13.2% more for transportation

 
Quito
Marikina
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.63
 
$4.12
₱248.84
Monthly public transit pass $27.00
 
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,000.00
 
$32,669.06
₱2M

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pay 20.6% more for housing

 
Quito
Marikina
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$28.44
 
$25.78
₱1,557.49
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $448.12
 
$171.94
₱10,386.70
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $317.19
 
$85.97
₱5,193.35

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pay 5.0% less for childcare

 
Quito
Marikina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $283.25
 
$312.36
₱18,869.17
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,360.00
 
$7,450.84
₱450K

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pay 24.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Quito
Marikina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.38
 
$1.03
₱62.32
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.96
 
$2.58
₱155.80
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.00
 
$2.68
₱162.03

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pay 28.5% less for clothing

 
Quito
Marikina
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$60.15
 
$61.47
₱3,712.98
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$46.83
 
$34.39
₱2,077.34
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$105.42
 
$77.37
₱4,674.01

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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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