Cost of living comparison
compared to
Moses Lake vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary
Moses Lake is 99.5% more expensive than Quito.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.0 times more in Moses Lake
- Groceries
-
pay 2.5 times more in Moses Lake
- Transportation
-
pay 40.8% more in Moses Lake
- Housing
-
pay 3.5 times more in Moses Lake
- Childcare
-
pay 2.0 times more in Moses Lake
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 80.5% more in Moses Lake
- Clothing
-
pay 33.0% less in Moses Lake
The cost of housing, groceries, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Moses Lake are more expensive than in Quito. Notably, housing, groceries, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Moses Lake.
Moses Lake vs. Quito Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Moses Lake instead of Quito, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Quito
|
Moses Lake
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$16.34
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.38
|
$7.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
|
$2.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
|
$1.00
|
|
Quito vs. Moses Lake - Cost of restaurants
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Quito
|
Moses Lake
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
|
$4.92
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.18
|
$5.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.06
|
$3.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.43
|
$3.18
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
|
$4.66
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
|
$2.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
|
$0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
|
$2.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
|
$2.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
|
$1.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$1.57
|
|
Quito vs. Moses Lake - Cost of groceries
pay 40.8% more for transportation
|
Quito
|
Moses Lake
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.63
|
$3.99
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.00
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$31,965.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$14.93
|
|
Quito vs. Moses Lake - Cost of transportation
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Quito
|
Moses Lake
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.44
|
$78.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$448.12
|
$1,296.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$317.19
|
$1,125.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.07
|
$118.77
|
|
Quito vs. Moses Lake - Cost of housing
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Quito
|
Moses Lake
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.25
|
$250.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,360.00
|
$30,000.00
|
|
Quito vs. Moses Lake - Cost of childcare
pay 80.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Moses Lake
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
|
$4.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.96
|
$4.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.00
|
$11.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.55
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$15.88
|
|
Quito vs. Moses Lake - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 33.0% less for clothing
|
Quito
|
Moses Lake
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.15
|
$50.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.83
|
$25.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.42
|
$47.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.78
|
$80.00
|
|
Quito vs. Moses Lake - Cost of clothing
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