Cost of living comparison

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Orebro vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Orebro is 56.4% more expensive than Quito.

Restaurants
pay 90.1% more in Orebro
Groceries
pay 92.1% more in Orebro
Transportation
pay 2.1 times more in Orebro
Housing
pay 75.2% more in Orebro
Childcare
pay 83.0% less in Orebro
Entertainment and Sports
pay 45.7% more in Orebro
Clothing
pay 9.9% more in Orebro

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

Orebro vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

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

pay 90.1% more for restaurants

 
Quito
Orebro
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.00
 
$13.75
SEK136.26
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.67
 
$9.90
SEK98.11
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.40
 
$3.97
SEK39.39

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pay 92.1% more for groceries

 
Quito
Orebro
Bread
1 loaf
$1.57
 
$3.10
SEK30.72
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.21
 
$5.91
SEK58.63
Milk (1 gallon) $4.29
 
$6.24
SEK61.88

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

 
Quito
Orebro
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.17
 
$6.51
SEK64.55
Monthly public transit pass $21.00
 
$74.23
SEK735.81
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $21,000.00
 
$30,891.17
SEK306K

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pay 75.2% more for housing

 
Quito
Orebro
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$28.45
 
$34.16
SEK338.59
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $482.78
 
$674.81
SEK6,689.16
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $313.44
 
$517.81
SEK5,132.91

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pay 83.0% less for childcare

 
Quito
Orebro
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $743.00
 
$126.63
SEK1,255.25
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,951.43
 
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pay 45.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Quito
Orebro
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.50
 
$7.50
SEK74.32
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.38
 
$5.07
SEK50.21
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.00
 
$7.60
SEK75.31

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pay 9.9% more for clothing

 
Quito
Orebro
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$70.10
 
$83.73
SEK829.95
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$49.62
 
$47.49
SEK470.72
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$115.66
 
$101.22
SEK1,003.37

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