Cost of living comparison

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Saar vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Saar is 95.7% more expensive than Quito.

Restaurants
pay 81.0% more in Saar
Groceries
pay 55.1% more in Saar
Housing
pay 2.8 times more in Saar
Childcare
pay 40.0% more in Saar
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.1 times more in Saar
Clothing
pay 13.5% more in Saar

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, groceries, childcare, and clothing in Saar are more expensive than in Quito. Notably, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Saar.

Saar vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saar instead of Quito, you would:

pay 81.0% more for restaurants

 
Quito
Saar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.00
 
$10.61
BHD4.010
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.38
 
$10.61
BHD4.010
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.13
 
$2.12
BHD0.800

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pay 55.1% more for groceries

 
Quito
Saar
Bread
1 loaf
$1.62
 
$1.33
BHD0.500
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.18
 
$6.63
BHD2.510
Milk (1 gallon) $4.06
 
$6.53
BHD2.470

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Quito
Saar
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.63
 
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Monthly public transit pass $27.00
 
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,000.00
 
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pay 2.8 times more for housing

 
Quito
Saar
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$28.44
 
$31.83
BHD12.040
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $448.12
 
$1,326.12
BHD501.490
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $317.19
 
$928.29
BHD351.040

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pay 40.0% more for childcare

 
Quito
Saar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $283.25
 
$552.55
BHD208.950
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,360.00
 
$7,956.74
BHD3,008.940

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pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Quito
Saar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.38
 
$5.97
BHD2.260
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.96
 
$5.83
BHD2.210
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.00
 
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pay 13.5% more for clothing

 
Quito
Saar
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$60.15
 
$92.83
BHD35.100
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$46.83
 
$39.78
BHD15.040
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$105.42
 
$106.09
BHD40.120

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2026
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