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Paranaque City vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Paranaque City is 12.8% cheaper than Quito.

Restaurants: pay 40.9% less in Paranaque City
Groceries: pay 33.5% more in Paranaque City
Transportation: pay 16.9% less in Paranaque City
Housing: pay 71.2% more in Paranaque City
Childcare: pay 71.7% less in Paranaque City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.4% less in Paranaque City
Clothing: pay 37.1% less in Paranaque City

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

Paranaque City vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Paranaque City instead of Quito, you would:

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pay 40.9% less for restaurants

	Quito	Paranaque City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00	$4.13 ₱241.87	-17.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.38	$2.58 ₱151.17	-65.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13	$0.79 ₱46.11	-30.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73	$0.36 ₱21.16	-50.7%
Average			-40.9%

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pay 33.5% more for groceries

	Quito	Paranaque City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62	$1.24 ₱72.61	-23.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.18	$2.58 ₱151.17	-38.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.06	$6.62 ₱387.85	+62.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.43	$1.92 ₱112.54	-21.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52	$1.87 ₱109.71	-46.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98	$1.93 ₱113.14	+97.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51	$0.69 ₱40.23	+34.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48	$1.30 ₱75.88	+172.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59	$0.73 ₱42.97	+25.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68	$0.75 ₱44.19	+11.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47	$0.91 ₱53.33	+93.9%
Average			+33.5%

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pay 16.9% less for transportation

	Quito	Paranaque City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.63	$4.12 ₱241.36	+56.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.00	$10.32 ₱604.67	-61.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00	$23,224.21 ₱1,360,508.79	+16.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.50	$2.84 ₱166.28	-79.0%
Average			-16.9%

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pay 71.2% more for housing

	Quito	Paranaque City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.44	$28.12 ₱1,647.26	-1.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$448.12	$331.16 ₱19,399.85	-26.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.19	$279.55 ₱16,376.49	-11.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.07	$106.28 ₱6,225.87	+324.0%
Average			+71.2%

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pay 71.7% less for childcare

	Quito	Paranaque City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.25	$78.85 ₱4,619.01	-72.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,360.00	$2,709.49 ₱158,726.03	-71.1%
Average			-71.7%

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pay 27.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Quito	Paranaque City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38	$1.20 ₱70.54	-49.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.96	$1.89 ₱110.60	-36.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$2.32 ₱136.05	-61.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.55	$43.01 ₱2,519.46	+11.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00	$6.88 ₱403.11	-1.7%
Average			-27.4%

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pay 37.1% less for clothing

	Quito	Paranaque City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.15	$35.44 ₱2,076.04	-41.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.83	$15.48 ₱907.01	-66.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.42	$64.51 ₱3,779.19	-38.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.78	$91.18 ₱5,341.26	-1.7%
Average			-37.1%

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