Cost of living comparison
compared to
San Sebastian vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary
San Sebastian is 76.7% more expensive than Quito.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.5 times more in San Sebastian
- Groceries
-
pay 57.6% more in San Sebastian
- Transportation
-
pay 75.7% more in San Sebastian
- Housing
-
pay 2.8 times more in San Sebastian
- Childcare
-
pay 46.1% more in San Sebastian
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 21.3% more in San Sebastian
- Clothing
-
pay 12.3% more in San Sebastian
The cost of housing, restaurants, transportation, groceries, childcare, and entertainment and sports in San Sebastian are more expensive than in Quito. Notably, housing, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in San Sebastian.
San Sebastian vs. Quito Cost Breakdown
If you lived in San Sebastian instead of Quito, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Quito
|
San Sebastian
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$17.52
€15.11
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.38
|
$9.34
€8.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
|
$2.92
€2.52
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
|
$1.81
€1.56
|
|
Quito vs. San Sebastian - Cost of restaurants
pay 57.6% more for groceries
|
Quito
|
San Sebastian
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
|
$1.06
€0.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.18
|
$11.49
€9.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.06
|
$4.42
€3.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.43
|
$2.82
€2.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
|
$3.28
€2.83
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
|
$1.20
€1.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
|
$1.04
€0.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
|
$0.89
€0.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
|
$1.36
€1.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
|
$0.92
€0.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.91
€0.79
|
|
Quito vs. San Sebastian - Cost of groceries
pay 75.7% more for transportation
|
Quito
|
San Sebastian
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.63
|
$6.74
€5.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.00
|
$35.04
€30.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$38,969.97
€33,604.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$16.40
€14.14
|
|
Quito vs. San Sebastian - Cost of transportation
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Quito
|
San Sebastian
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.44
|
$34.81
€30.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$448.12
|
$1,306.69
€1,126.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$317.19
|
$884.33
€762.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.07
|
$105.90
€91.32
|
|
Quito vs. San Sebastian - Cost of housing
pay 46.1% more for childcare
|
Quito
|
San Sebastian
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.25
|
$467.20
€402.88
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,360.00
|
$11,914.08
€10,273.83
|
|
Quito vs. San Sebastian - Cost of childcare
pay 21.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
San Sebastian
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
|
$3.50
€3.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.96
|
$2.26
€1.95
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.00
|
$6.42
€5.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.55
|
$54.73
€47.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$9.34
€8.06
|
|
Quito vs. San Sebastian - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 12.3% more for clothing
|
Quito
|
San Sebastian
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.15
|
$113.88
€98.20
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.83
|
$36.50
€31.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.42
|
$90.52
€78.06
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.78
|
$89.06
€76.80
|
|
Quito vs. San Sebastian - Cost of clothing
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