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Port Elizabeth vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Port Elizabeth is 14.3% more expensive than Quito.

Restaurants: pay 37.1% more in Port Elizabeth
Groceries: pay 5.3% more in Port Elizabeth
Transportation: pay 11.9% more in Port Elizabeth
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Port Elizabeth
Childcare: pay 43.7% less in Port Elizabeth
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.5% less in Port Elizabeth
Clothing: pay 2.7% less in Port Elizabeth

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

Port Elizabeth vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Elizabeth instead of Quito, you would:

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pay 37.1% more for restaurants

	Quito	Port Elizabeth
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00	$10.80 ZAR182.86	+116.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.38	$5.13 ZAR86.80	-30.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13	$1.13 ZAR19.18
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73	$0.92 ZAR15.60	+25.7%
Average			+37.1%

Quito vs. Port Elizabeth - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.3% more for groceries

	Quito	Port Elizabeth
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62	$1.02 ZAR17.33	-36.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.18	$3.95 ZAR66.86	-5.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.06	$4.34 ZAR73.52	+6.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.43	$2.86 ZAR48.47	+17.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52	$2.23 ZAR37.82	-36.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98	$0.79 ZAR13.44	-18.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51	$0.69 ZAR11.70	+35.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48	$0.72 ZAR12.16	+51.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59	$0.74 ZAR12.61	+27.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68	$0.72 ZAR12.25	+6.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47	$0.52 ZAR8.76	+10.2%
Average			+5.3%

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pay 11.9% more for transportation

	Quito	Port Elizabeth
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.63	$5.01 ZAR84.76	+90.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.00	$34.86 ZAR590.03	+29.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00	$16,075.49 ZAR272,098.61	-19.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.50	$6.38 ZAR108.01	-52.7%
Average			+11.9%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Quito	Port Elizabeth
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.44	$45.80 ZAR775.17	+61.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$448.12	$606.14 ZAR10,259.78	+35.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.19	$455.18 ZAR7,704.58	+43.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.07	$91.03 ZAR1,540.73	+263.1%
Average			+100.7%

Quito vs. Port Elizabeth - Cost of housing

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pay 43.7% less for childcare

	Quito	Port Elizabeth
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.25	$169.97 ZAR2,877.03	-40.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,360.00	$4,925.10 ZAR83,363.77	-47.4%
Average			-43.7%

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pay 8.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Quito	Port Elizabeth
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38	$2.62 ZAR44.37	+10.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.96	$2.17 ZAR36.67	-26.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$3.08 ZAR52.18	-48.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.55	$30.31 ZAR512.99	-21.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00	$10.08 ZAR170.67	+44.0%
Average			-8.5%

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pay 2.7% less for clothing

	Quito	Port Elizabeth
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.15	$67.99 ZAR1,150.81	+13.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.83	$38.39 ZAR649.85	-18.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.42	$99.87 ZAR1,690.46	-5.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.78	$92.19 ZAR1,560.42	-0.6%
Average			-2.7%

Quito vs. Port Elizabeth - Cost of clothing

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