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Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca is 52.2% more expensive than Quito.

Restaurants: pay 84.4% more in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Groceries: pay 35.5% more in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Transportation: pay 62.3% more in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Childcare: pay 73.3% more in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.6% more in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Clothing: pay 28.1% less in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca

The cost of housing, restaurants, childcare, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca are more expensive than in Quito. Notably, housing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca.

Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca instead of Quito, you would:

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pay 84.4% more for restaurants

	Quito	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00	$9.95 CRC4,970.75	+99.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.38	$9.91 CRC4,946.99	+34.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13	$2.06 CRC1,026.72	+81.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73	$1.63 CRC816.25	+122.9%
Average			+84.4%

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pay 35.5% more for groceries

	Quito	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62	$2.64 CRC1,317.14	+62.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.18	$4.46 CRC2,226.15	+6.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.06	$7.25 CRC3,621.62	+78.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.43	$2.88 CRC1,436.26	+18.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52	$3.76 CRC1,877.12	+6.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98	$1.08 CRC538.54	+10.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51	$0.49 CRC246.83	-3.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48	$0.72 CRC359.03	+51.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59	$0.81 CRC403.91	+38.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68	$0.94 CRC471.22	+38.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47	$0.85 CRC426.35	+81.8%
Average			+35.5%

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pay 62.3% more for transportation

	Quito	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.63	$5.39 CRC2,690.94	+105.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.00	$39.62 CRC19,787.98	+46.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00	$37,640.45 CRC18,798,579.99	+88.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.50	$14.71 CRC7,346.29	+9.0%
Average			+62.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Quito	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.44	$58.88 CRC29,403.70	+107.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$448.12	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.19	$693.38 CRC346,289.63	+118.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.07	$68.88 CRC34,400.73	+174.8%
Average			+133.5%

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pay 73.3% more for childcare

	Quito	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.25	$600.27 CRC299,787.88	+111.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,360.00	$12,608.37 CRC6,296,935.16	+34.7%
Average			+73.3%

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pay 4.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Quito	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38	$2.67 CRC1,335.69	+12.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.96	$2.67 CRC1,335.69	-9.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$3.00 CRC1,497.17	-50.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.55	$49.53 CRC24,734.97	+28.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00	$9.91 CRC4,946.99	+41.5%
Average			+4.6%

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pay 28.1% less for clothing

	Quito	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.15	$59.43 CRC29,681.97	-1.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.83	$23.77 CRC11,872.79	-49.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.42	$89.15 CRC44,522.95	-15.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.78	$49.53 CRC24,734.97	-46.6%
Average			-28.1%

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