Cost of living comparison

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Perugia vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Perugia is 43.9% more expensive than Quito.

Restaurants
pay 2.1 times more in Perugia
Groceries
pay 51.0% more in Perugia
Transportation
pay 2.1 times more in Perugia
Housing
pay 48.5% more in Perugia
Childcare
pay 40.0% less in Perugia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.6% more in Perugia
Clothing
pay 19.8% less in Perugia

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

Perugia vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

 
Quito
Perugia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.00
 
$17.36
€15.49
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.67
 
$11.20
€9.99
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.40
 
$3.02
€2.70

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pay 51.0% more for groceries

 
Quito
Perugia
Bread
1 loaf
$1.57
 
$2.09
€1.86
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.21
 
$8.54
€7.62
Milk (1 gallon) $4.29
 
$5.17
€4.61

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

 
Quito
Perugia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.17
 
$7.46
€6.66
Monthly public transit pass $21.00
 
$61.59
€54.97
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $21,000.00
 
$36,317.50
€32,414.75

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pay 48.5% more for housing

 
Quito
Perugia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$28.45
 
$30.79
€27.48
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $482.78
 
$485.22
€433.08
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $313.44
 
$428.38
€382.34

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pay 40.0% less for childcare

 
Quito
Perugia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $743.00
 
$597.19
€533.02
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,951.43
 
$4,003.05
€3,572.88

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pay 2.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Quito
Perugia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.50
 
$5.60
€5.00
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.38
 
$1.75
€1.57
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.00
 
$6.16
€5.50

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pay 19.8% less for clothing

 
Quito
Perugia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$70.10
 
$67.18
€59.96
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$49.62
 
$35.83
€31.98
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$115.66
 
$80.60
€71.94

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