Cost of living comparison
compared to
Puerto de la Cruz vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary
Puerto de la Cruz is 55.7% more expensive than Quito.
- Restaurants
-
pay 77.9% more in Puerto de la Cruz
- Groceries
-
pay 50.1% more in Puerto de la Cruz
- Transportation
-
pay 89.4% more in Puerto de la Cruz
- Housing
-
pay 2.4 times more in Puerto de la Cruz
- Childcare
-
pay 1.5% less in Puerto de la Cruz
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 8.4% more in Puerto de la Cruz
- Clothing
-
pay 21.4% more in Puerto de la Cruz
The cost of housing, transportation, restaurants, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Puerto de la Cruz are more expensive than in Quito. Notably, housing, transportation, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Puerto de la Cruz.
Puerto de la Cruz vs. Quito Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Puerto de la Cruz instead of Quito, you would:
pay 77.9% more for restaurants
|
Quito
|
Puerto de la Cruz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$12.26
€10.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.38
|
$9.34
€7.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
|
$1.52
€1.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
|
$1.51
€1.29
|
|
Quito vs. Puerto de la Cruz - Cost of restaurants
pay 50.1% more for groceries
|
Quito
|
Puerto de la Cruz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
|
$1.95
€1.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.18
|
$6.03
€5.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.06
|
$4.46
€3.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.43
|
$3.46
€2.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
|
$4.64
€3.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
|
$0.79
€0.68
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
|
$1.03
€0.88
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
|
$0.69
€0.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
|
$1.18
€1.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
|
$1.03
€0.88
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$1.05
€0.89
|
|
Quito vs. Puerto de la Cruz - Cost of groceries
pay 89.4% more for transportation
|
Quito
|
Puerto de la Cruz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.63
|
$6.14
€5.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.00
|
$44.38
€37.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$38,969.97
€33,202.65
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$22.19
€18.91
|
|
Quito vs. Puerto de la Cruz - Cost of transportation
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Quito
|
Puerto de la Cruz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.44
|
$29.20
€24.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$448.12
|
$1,167.99
€995.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$317.19
|
$1,080.39
€920.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.07
|
$68.42
€58.29
|
|
Quito vs. Puerto de la Cruz - Cost of housing
pay 1.5% less for childcare
|
Quito
|
Puerto de la Cruz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.25
|
$388.36
€330.88
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,360.00
|
$5,606.35
€4,776.64
|
|
Quito vs. Puerto de la Cruz - Cost of childcare
pay 8.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Puerto de la Cruz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
|
$2.86
€2.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.96
|
$2.38
€2.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.00
|
$4.26
€3.63
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.55
|
$52.56
€44.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$9.34
€7.96
|
|
Quito vs. Puerto de la Cruz - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 21.4% more for clothing
|
Quito
|
Puerto de la Cruz
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.15
|
$91.98
€78.37
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.83
|
$48.18
€41.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.42
|
$97.82
€83.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.78
|
$127.02
€108.22
|
|
Quito vs. Puerto de la Cruz - Cost of clothing
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