Cost of living comparison

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Tangier vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Tangier is 3.5% cheaper than Quito.

Restaurants
pay 20.8% less in Tangier
Groceries
pay 19.6% less in Tangier
Transportation
pay 37.2% more in Tangier
Housing
pay 50.5% more in Tangier
Childcare
pay 47.8% less in Tangier
Entertainment and Sports
pay 5.6% less in Tangier
Clothing
pay 18.5% less in Tangier

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

Tangier vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tangier instead of Quito, you would:

pay 20.8% less for restaurants

 
Quito
Tangier
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.00
 
$5.52
MAD50.70
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.38
 
$7.45
MAD68.44
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.13
 
$0.70
MAD6.39

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pay 19.6% less for groceries

 
Quito
Tangier
Bread
1 loaf
$1.62
 
$0.82
MAD7.52
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.18
 
$4.78
MAD43.92
Milk (1 gallon) $4.06
 
$3.96
MAD36.42

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pay 37.2% more for transportation

 
Quito
Tangier
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.63
 
$6.05
MAD55.54
Monthly public transit pass $27.00
 
$16.56
MAD152.09
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,000.00
 
$37,530.73
MAD344,731.16

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pay 50.5% more for housing

 
Quito
Tangier
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$28.44
 
$43.45
MAD399.10
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $448.12
 
$452.58
MAD4,157.05
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $317.19
 
$294.36
MAD2,703.77

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pay 47.8% less for childcare

 
Quito
Tangier
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $283.25
 
$99.35
MAD912.52
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,360.00
 
$6,485.09
MAD59,567.52

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pay 5.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Quito
Tangier
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.38
 
$3.86
MAD35.49
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.96
 
$1.70
MAD15.61
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.00
 
$4.42
MAD40.56

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pay 18.5% less for clothing

 
Quito
Tangier
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$60.15
 
$32.01
MAD294.04
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$46.83
 
$46.36
MAD425.84
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$105.42
 
$89.23
MAD819.58

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025
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