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Parry Sound vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Parry Sound is 2.2 times more expensive than Quito.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Parry Sound
Groceries: pay 25.8% more in Parry Sound
Transportation: pay 13.6% more in Parry Sound
Housing: pay 3.6 times more in Parry Sound
Childcare: pay 4.6 times more in Parry Sound
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.3% more in Parry Sound
Clothing: pay 26.8% more in Parry Sound

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

Parry Sound vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Parry Sound instead of Quito, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Quito	Parry Sound
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00	$19.01 CA$26.39	+280.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.38	$10.08 CA$13.99	+36.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13	$1.90 CA$2.63	+67.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73	$1.55 CA$2.15	+111.4%
Average			+123.9%

Quito vs. Parry Sound - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.8% more for groceries

	Quito	Parry Sound
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62	$2.38 CA$3.31	+46.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.18	$2.12 CA$2.94	-49.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.06	$8.75 CA$12.14	+115.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.43	$3.14 CA$4.36	+29.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52	$4.88 CA$6.78	+38.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98	$1.56 CA$2.17	+60.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51	$0.33 CA$0.45	-36.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48	$0.33 CA$0.45	-31.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59	$0.98 CA$1.36	+66.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68	$0.76 CA$1.06	+12.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47	$0.62 CA$0.86	+31.7%
Average			+25.8%

Quito vs. Parry Sound - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.6% more for transportation

	Quito	Parry Sound
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.63	$3.93 CA$5.46	+49.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00	$24,369.83 CA$33,839.43	+21.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.50	$9.32 CA$12.95	-30.9%
Average			+13.6%

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pay 3.6 times more for housing

	Quito	Parry Sound
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.44	$53.79 CA$74.69	+89.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$448.12	$1,111.70 CA$1,543.68	+148.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.19	$1,362.73 CA$1,892.25	+329.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.07	$142.50 CA$197.88	+468.5%
Average			+258.9%

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pay 4.6 times more for childcare

	Quito	Parry Sound
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.25	$1,291.00 CA$1,792.66	+355.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,360.00	??
Average			+355.8%

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pay 50.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Quito	Parry Sound
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38	$5.02 CA$6.97	+111.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.96	$2.87 CA$3.98	-2.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$12.12 CA$16.83	+102.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.55	$33.71 CA$46.81	-12.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00	$10.76 CA$14.94	+53.7%
Average			+50.3%

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pay 26.8% more for clothing

	Quito	Parry Sound
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.15	$68.67 CA$95.36	+14.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.83	$56.90 CA$79.01	+21.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.42	$112.96 CA$156.86	+7.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.78	$152.41 CA$211.63	+64.3%
Average			+26.8%

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