Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 29.1% more expensive than Quito.
- Restaurants
-
pay 77.5% more in Santiago
- Groceries
-
pay 25.3% more in Santiago
- Transportation
-
pay 45.5% more in Santiago
- Housing
-
pay 58.7% more in Santiago
- Childcare
-
pay 11.8% more in Santiago
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 6.4% less in Santiago
- Clothing
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pay 8.9% less in Santiago
The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, groceries, and childcare in Santiago are more expensive than in Quito. Expenses including clothing and entertainment and sports are lower in Santiago. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Santiago.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Quito, you would:
pay 77.5% more for restaurants
|
Quito
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$12.36
CLF0.3200
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$8.24
CLF0.2100
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
|
$1.78
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
|
$1.37
CLF0.0300
|
|
pay 25.3% more for groceries
|
Quito
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$1.48
CLF0.0400
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
|
$5.49
CLF0.1400
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$4.59
CLF0.1200
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
|
$3.97
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
|
$2.88
CLF0.0700
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$0.96
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.71
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.91
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$0.84
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.80
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 45.5% more for transportation
|
Quito
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.69
|
$5.14
CLF0.1300
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
$41.20
CLF1.0500
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$18,540.00
CLF472.9700
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$12.41
CLF0.3200
|
|
pay 58.7% more for housing
|
Quito
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.13
|
$20.87
CLF0.5300
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$451.67
|
$513.58
CLF13.1000
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.50
|
$439.93
CLF11.2200
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.45
|
$104.66
CLF2.6700
|
|
pay 11.8% more for childcare
|
Quito
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.89
|
$387.71
CLF9.8900
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.00
|
$6,421.89
CLF163.8300
|
|
pay 6.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$2.83
CLF0.0700
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
|
$3.09
CLF0.0800
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.50
|
$5.15
CLF0.1300
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
|
$33.85
CLF0.8600
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$5.87
CLF0.1500
|
|
pay 8.9% less for clothing
|
Quito
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
|
$52.80
CLF1.3500
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
|
$31.11
CLF0.7900
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.73
|
$73.37
CLF1.8700
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.12
|
$82.04
CLF2.0900
|
|
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