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Mulheim An Der Ruhr vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Mulheim An Der Ruhr is 2.4 times more expensive than Quito.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Mulheim An Der Ruhr
Groceries: pay 78.2% more in Mulheim An Der Ruhr
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Mulheim An Der Ruhr
Housing: pay 4.6 times more in Mulheim An Der Ruhr
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Mulheim An Der Ruhr
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.3% more in Mulheim An Der Ruhr
Clothing: pay 30.1% more in Mulheim An Der Ruhr

The cost of housing, restaurants, childcare, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Mulheim An Der Ruhr are more expensive than in Quito. Notably, housing, restaurants, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Mulheim An Der Ruhr.

Mulheim An Der Ruhr vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mulheim An Der Ruhr instead of Quito, you would:

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Quito	Mulheim An Der Ruhr
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00	$16.35 €14.08	+227.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.38	$11.68 €10.05	+58.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13	$3.30 €2.84	+191.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73	$2.85 €2.46	+289.3%
Average			+191.4%

Quito vs. Mulheim An Der Ruhr - Cost of restaurants

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pay 78.2% more for groceries

	Quito	Mulheim An Der Ruhr
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62	$2.33 €2.00	+43.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.18	$7.48 €6.43	+78.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.06	$5.17 €4.45	+27.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.43	$3.88 €3.34	+59.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52	$6.67 €5.74	+89.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98	$1.44 €1.24	+47.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51	$0.87 €0.75	+70.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48	$1.03 €0.89	+117.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59	$2.19 €1.88	+273.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68	$0.69 €0.60	+2.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47	$0.71 €0.61	+51.6%
Average			+78.2%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Quito	Mulheim An Der Ruhr
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.63	$7.63 €6.57	+190.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.00	$62.49 €53.79	+131.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00	$31,745.96 €27,327.14	+58.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.50	$24.29 €20.91	+80.0%
Average			+115.2%

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pay 4.6 times more for housing

	Quito	Mulheim An Der Ruhr
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.44	$45.41 €39.09	+59.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$448.12	$864.31 €744.01	+92.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.19	$1,167.99 €1,005.41	+268.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.07	$284.08 €244.54	+1033.3%
Average			+363.5%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Quito	Mulheim An Der Ruhr
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.25	$782.55 €673.63	+176.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,360.00	$19,466.49 €16,756.89	+108.0%
Average			+142.2%

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pay 63.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Quito	Mulheim An Der Ruhr
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38	$5.26 €4.52	+121.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.96	$4.36 €3.76	+47.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$9.58 €8.24	+59.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.55	$33.87 €29.16	-12.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00	$14.02 €12.06	+100.2%
Average			+63.3%

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pay 30.1% more for clothing

	Quito	Mulheim An Der Ruhr
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.15	$98.11 €84.45	+63.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.83	$43.80 €37.70	-6.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.42	$109.99 €94.68	+4.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.78	$147.95 €127.35	+59.5%
Average			+30.1%

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