Cost of living comparison
St. George's is 87.5% more expensive than Quito.
If you lived in St. George's instead of Quito, you would:
pay 86.8% more for restaurants
Quito
|
St. George's
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
|
$1.73
EC$4.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
|
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Quito
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.65
|
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.73
|
$6.42
EC$17.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.39
|
$3.90
EC$10.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
|
$1.11
EC$3.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$1.16
EC$3.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
|
$1.53
EC$4.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
|
$1.40
EC$3.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
|
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for transportation
Quito
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
|
$4.65
EC$12.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.50
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$20,351.15
EC$55,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
|
pay 60.0% more for housing
Quito
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
|
$54.64
EC$147.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$458.75
|
$663.68
EC$1,793.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.88
|
$277.52
EC$750.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.49
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
|
pay 69.0% less for childcare
Quito
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.31
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,961.11
|
$1,128.56
EC$3,050.00
|
|
pay 6.9% more for entertainment and sports
Quito
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.75
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.75
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.46
|
$46.25
EC$125.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
pay 28.9% more for clothing
Quito
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.53
|
$91.27
EC$246.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.71
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.31
|
$108.54
EC$293.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.25
|
$115.94
EC$313.33
|
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