Cost of living comparison
compared to
Santa Rita vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary
Santa Rita is 2.7 times more expensive than Quito.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.6 times more in Santa Rita
- Groceries
-
pay 2.4 times more in Santa Rita
- Transportation
-
pay 2.3 times more in Santa Rita
- Housing
-
pay 3.6 times more in Santa Rita
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.6 times more in Santa Rita
The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Santa Rita are more expensive than in Quito. Notably, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Santa Rita.
Santa Rita vs. Quito Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Santa Rita instead of Quito, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Quito
|
Santa Rita
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.38
|
$6.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
|
$2.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
|
$2.50
|
|
Quito vs. Santa Rita - Cost of restaurants
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Quito
|
Santa Rita
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
|
$4.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.18
|
$9.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.06
|
$14.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.43
|
$3.79
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
|
$2.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
|
$2.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
|
$1.19
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
|
$1.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
|
$1.89
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$1.29
|
|
Quito vs. Santa Rita - Cost of groceries
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Quito
|
Santa Rita
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.63
|
$6.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.00
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
?? | |
Quito vs. Santa Rita - Cost of transportation
pay 3.6 times more for housing
|
Quito
|
Santa Rita
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.44
|
$80.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$448.12
|
$900.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$317.19
|
$600.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.07
|
$195.00
|
|
Quito vs. Santa Rita - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Quito
|
Santa Rita
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.25
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,360.00
|
?? |
Quito vs. Santa Rita - Cost of childcare
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Santa Rita
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
|
$8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.96
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.00
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.55
|
$100.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
?? | |
Quito vs. Santa Rita - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Quito
|
Santa Rita
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.15
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.83
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.42
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.78
|
?? |
Quito vs. Santa Rita - Cost of clothing
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