Cost of living comparison
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Ponta Delgada vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary
Ponta Delgada is 52.2% more expensive than Quito.
- Restaurants
-
pay 89.1% more in Ponta Delgada
- Groceries
-
pay 54.8% more in Ponta Delgada
- Transportation
-
pay 91.3% more in Ponta Delgada
- Housing
-
pay 2.5 times more in Ponta Delgada
- Childcare
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pay 11.0% less in Ponta Delgada
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 0.6% more in Ponta Delgada
- Clothing
-
pay 6.3% less in Ponta Delgada
The cost of housing, transportation, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Ponta Delgada are more expensive than in Quito. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Ponta Delgada. Notably, housing, transportation, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Ponta Delgada.
Ponta Delgada vs. Quito Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Ponta Delgada instead of Quito, you would:
pay 89.1% more for restaurants
|
Quito
|
Ponta Delgada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$12.85
€11.03
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.38
|
$10.45
€8.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
|
$1.89
€1.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
|
$1.40
€1.20
|
|
Quito vs. Ponta Delgada - Cost of restaurants
pay 54.8% more for groceries
|
Quito
|
Ponta Delgada
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
|
$1.71
€1.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.18
|
$8.60
€7.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.06
|
$3.83
€3.29
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.43
|
$3.14
€2.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
|
$5.36
€4.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
|
$1.14
€0.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
|
$0.81
€0.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
|
$1.01
€0.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
|
$1.46
€1.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
|
$0.75
€0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.79
€0.68
|
|
Quito vs. Ponta Delgada - Cost of groceries
pay 91.3% more for transportation
|
Quito
|
Ponta Delgada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.63
|
$7.18
€6.17
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.00
|
$58.40
€50.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$29,199.74
€25,077.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$17.45
€14.99
|
|
Quito vs. Ponta Delgada - Cost of transportation
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Quito
|
Ponta Delgada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.44
|
$31.54
€27.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$448.12
|
$953.86
€819.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$317.19
|
$661.86
€568.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.07
|
$113.88
€97.80
|
|
Quito vs. Ponta Delgada - Cost of housing
pay 11.0% less for childcare
|
Quito
|
Ponta Delgada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.25
|
$292.00
€250.77
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,360.00
|
$7,007.94
€6,018.49
|
|
Quito vs. Ponta Delgada - Cost of childcare
pay 0.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Ponta Delgada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
|
$3.21
€2.76
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.96
|
$1.78
€1.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.00
|
$4.67
€4.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.55
|
$34.46
€29.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$9.81
€8.43
|
|
Quito vs. Ponta Delgada - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 6.3% less for clothing
|
Quito
|
Ponta Delgada
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.15
|
$49.64
€42.63
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.83
|
$35.04
€30.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.42
|
$70.08
€60.18
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.78
|
$140.16
€120.37
|
|
Quito vs. Ponta Delgada - Cost of clothing
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