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Plettenberg Bay vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Plettenberg Bay is 1.8% cheaper than Quito.

Restaurants: pay 6.9% more in Plettenberg Bay
Groceries: pay 9.7% less in Plettenberg Bay
Transportation: pay 0.4% more in Plettenberg Bay
Housing: pay 91.5% more in Plettenberg Bay
Childcare: pay 48.5% less in Plettenberg Bay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.4% less in Plettenberg Bay
Clothing: pay 27.6% less in Plettenberg Bay

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

Plettenberg Bay vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Plettenberg Bay instead of Quito, you would:

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pay 6.9% more for restaurants

	Quito	Plettenberg Bay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00	$8.60 ZAR145.63	+72.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.38	$5.10 ZAR86.41	-30.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13	$1.00 ZAR16.99	-11.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73	$0.72 ZAR12.14	-2.2%
Average			+6.9%

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pay 9.7% less for groceries

	Quito	Plettenberg Bay
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62	$1.02 ZAR17.25	-37.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.18	$3.93 ZAR66.56	-6.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.06	$4.05 ZAR68.60	-0.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.43	$2.85 ZAR48.25	+17.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52	$2.22 ZAR37.65	-36.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98	$0.78 ZAR13.21	-20.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51	$0.60 ZAR10.13	+17.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48	$0.58 ZAR9.84	+22.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59	$0.53 ZAR8.95	-9.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68	$0.42 ZAR7.05	-38.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47	$0.40 ZAR6.75	-15.0%
Average			-9.7%

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pay 0.4% more for transportation

	Quito	Plettenberg Bay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.63	$4.99 ZAR84.38	+89.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00	$16,003.22 ZAR270,875.25	-20.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.50	$4.24 ZAR71.85	-68.6%
Average			+0.4%

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pay 91.5% more for housing

	Quito	Plettenberg Bay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.44	$30.59 ZAR517.80	+7.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$448.12	$803.03 ZAR13,592.31	+79.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.19	$372.83 ZAR6,310.71	+17.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.07	$90.62 ZAR1,533.80	+261.5%
Average			+91.5%

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pay 48.5% less for childcare

	Quito	Plettenberg Bay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.25	$143.40 ZAR2,427.20	-49.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,360.00	$4,902.96 ZAR82,988.96	-47.6%
Average			-48.5%

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pay 25.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Quito	Plettenberg Bay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38	$2.29 ZAR38.84	-3.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.96	$2.01 ZAR33.98	-32.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$2.67 ZAR45.15	-55.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.55	$30.11 ZAR509.71	-21.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00	$6.02 ZAR101.94	-14.0%
Average			-25.4%

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pay 27.6% less for clothing

	Quito	Plettenberg Bay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.15	$41.59 ZAR703.89	-30.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.83	$28.68 ZAR485.44	-38.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.42	$99.42 ZAR1,682.86	-5.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.78	$60.23 ZAR1,019.42	-35.1%
Average			-27.6%

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