Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 49.7% more expensive than Quito.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Quito, you would:
pay 96.1% more for restaurants
|
Quito
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
|
$10.94
CLF0.3700
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
|
$8.55
CLF0.2900
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
|
$1.47
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
|
$1.20
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 54.2% more for groceries
|
Quito
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
|
$1.72
CLF0.0600
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.65
|
$6.03
CLF0.2100
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.73
|
$4.75
CLF0.1600
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
|
$3.35
CLF0.1100
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.39
|
$3.42
CLF0.1200
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$0.92
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
|
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
|
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 63.9% more for transportation
|
Quito
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
|
$6.15
CLF0.2100
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.50
|
$48.88
CLF1.6700
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$17,775.09
CLF606.8400
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$10.20
CLF0.3500
|
|
pay 97.7% more for housing
|
Quito
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
|
$25.79
CLF0.8800
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$458.75
|
$515.89
CLF17.6100
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.88
|
$484.85
CLF16.5500
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.49
|
$123.09
CLF4.2000
|
|
pay 32.2% more for childcare
|
Quito
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.31
|
$427.49
CLF14.5900
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,961.11
|
$6,617.78
CLF225.9300
|
|
pay 17.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$3.91
CLF0.1300
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.75
|
$3.12
CLF0.1100
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.75
|
$5.74
CLF0.2000
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.46
|
$39.00
CLF1.3300
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
|
$7.33
CLF0.2500
|
|
pay 13.5% less for clothing
|
Quito
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.53
|
$57.07
CLF1.9500
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.71
|
$31.83
CLF1.0900
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.31
|
$74.61
CLF2.5500
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.25
|
$82.33
CLF2.8100
|
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