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San Cristobal de Las Casas vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

San Cristobal de Las Casas is 4.6% cheaper than Quito.

Restaurants: pay 9.8% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Groceries: pay 38.3% more in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Transportation: pay 33.5% more in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Housing: pay 1.9% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Childcare: pay 71.1% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.7% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Clothing: pay 49.0% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas

The cost of groceries and transportation in San Cristobal de Las Casas are more expensive than in Quito. Expenses including childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and housing are lower in San Cristobal de Las Casas.

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San Cristobal de Las Casas vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Cristobal de Las Casas instead of Quito, you would:

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pay 9.8% less for restaurants

	Quito	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00	$5.56 MX$103.86	-7.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.67	$6.12 MX$114.24	-20.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.40	$1.67 MX$31.16	+19.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12	$1.04 MX$19.39	-7.3%
Average			-9.8%

Quito vs. San Cristobal de Las Casas - Cost of restaurants

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pay 38.3% more for groceries

	Quito	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Bread 1 loaf	$1.57	$3.62 MX$67.51	+130.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.21	$3.34 MX$62.31	+3.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.29	$5.59 MX$104.27	+30.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.14	$2.37 MX$44.17	+10.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55	$1.92 MX$35.80	-24.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03	$1.56 MX$29.05	+50.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55	$0.94 MX$17.59	+72.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.59	$1.01 MX$18.84	+71.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50	$0.66 MX$12.25	+29.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55	$0.76 MX$14.13	+36.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47	$0.82 MX$15.31	+72.8%
Average			+38.3%

Quito vs. San Cristobal de Las Casas - Cost of groceries

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pay 33.5% more for transportation

	Quito	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.17	$5.38 MX$100.40	+69.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.00	$27.82 MX$519.28	+32.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,000.00	$19,109.24 MX$357K	-9.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.50	$25.03 MX$467.35	+85.4%
Average			+33.5%

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pay 1.9% less for housing

	Quito	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.45	$20.56 MX$383.75	-27.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$482.78	$445.05 MX$8,308.45	-7.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$313.44	$319.88 MX$5,971.70	+2.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$21.90	$25.20 MX$470.50	+15.1%
Average			-1.9%

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pay 71.1% less for childcare

	Quito	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$743.00	$208.62 MX$3,894.59	-71.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,951.43	$2,670.33 MX$49,850.71	-70.2%
Average			-71.1%

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pay 30.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Quito	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.50	$2.78 MX$51.93	-20.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.38	$2.57 MX$48.03	-23.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$1.95 MX$36.35	-67.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.22	$22.95 MX$428.40	-50.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.40	$6.95 MX$129.82	+8.7%
Average			-30.7%

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pay 49.0% less for clothing

	Quito	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.10	$19.47 MX$363.49	-72.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.62	$27.82 MX$519.28	-43.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.66	$97.36 MX$1,817.47	-15.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.92	$55.63 MX$1,038.56	-48.5%
Average			-49.0%

Quito vs. San Cristobal de Las Casas - Cost of clothing

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