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Subic Bay Freeport Zone vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Subic Bay Freeport Zone is 2.3% more expensive than Quito.

Restaurants: pay 33.1% less in Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Groceries: pay 29.4% more in Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Transportation: pay 4.6% less in Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Housing: pay 21.8% more in Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Childcare: pay 46.1% more in Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.0% less in Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Clothing: pay 15.4% less in Subic Bay Freeport Zone

The cost of childcare, groceries, and housing in Subic Bay Freeport Zone are more expensive than in Quito. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation are lower in Subic Bay Freeport Zone.

Subic Bay Freeport Zone vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Subic Bay Freeport Zone instead of Quito, you would:

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pay 33.1% less for restaurants

	Quito	Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00	$4.30 ₱254.24	-14.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.38	$3.44 ₱203.39	-53.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13	$0.82 ₱48.31	-27.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73	$0.46 ₱27.12	-37.4%
Average			-33.1%

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pay 29.4% more for groceries

	Quito	Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62	$1.54 ₱91.33	-4.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.18	$4.59 ₱271.42	+9.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.06	$6.87 ₱406.26	+69.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.43	$1.97 ₱116.34	-19.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52	$2.26 ₱133.77	-35.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98	$2.74 ₱162.10	+181.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51	$0.81 ₱47.69	+58.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48	$0.63 ₱37.24	+32.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59	$0.52 ₱30.51	-11.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68	$0.75 ₱44.31	+10.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47	$0.63 ₱37.24	+34.2%
Average			+29.4%

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pay 4.6% less for transportation

	Quito	Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.63	$4.16 ₱245.89	+58.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.00	$17.55 ₱1,037.30	-35.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00	$27,507.78 ₱1,626,122.67	+37.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.50	$2.75 ₱162.71	-79.6%
Average			-4.6%

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pay 21.8% more for housing

	Quito	Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.44	$18.06 ₱1,067.81	-36.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$448.12	$137.62 ₱8,135.70	-69.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.19	$86.02 ₱5,084.81	-72.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.07	$91.71 ₱5,421.64	+265.9%
Average			+21.8%

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pay 46.1% more for childcare

	Quito	Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.25	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,360.00	$13,676.48 ₱808,485.01	+46.1%
Average			+46.1%

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pay 28.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Quito	Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38	$1.42 ₱83.90	-40.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.96	$2.41 ₱142.37	-18.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$2.41 ₱142.20	-59.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.55	$30.93 ₱1,828.50	-19.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00	$6.88 ₱406.78	-1.7%
Average			-28.0%

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pay 15.4% less for clothing

	Quito	Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.15	$44.44 ₱2,627.15	-26.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.83	$35.55 ₱2,101.72	-24.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.42	$71.68 ₱4,237.34	-32.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.78	$111.82 ₱6,610.25	+20.5%
Average			-15.4%

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