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Ulcinj vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Ulcinj is 40.5% more expensive than Quito.

Restaurants
pay 2.1 times more in Ulcinj
Groceries
pay 27.6% more in Ulcinj
Transportation
pay 64.4% more in Ulcinj
Housing
pay 2.4 times more in Ulcinj
Childcare
pay 19.8% less in Ulcinj
Entertainment and Sports
pay 21.5% less in Ulcinj
Clothing
pay 22.1% less in Ulcinj

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

Ulcinj vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

 
Quito
Ulcinj
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.00
 
$14.02
€12.06
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.38
 
$9.93
€8.55
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.13
 
$2.34
€2.01

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pay 27.6% more for groceries

 
Quito
Ulcinj
Bread
1 loaf
$1.62
 
$1.11
€0.96
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.18
 
$6.72
€5.78
Milk (1 gallon) $4.06
 
$5.75
€4.95

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pay 64.4% more for transportation

 
Quito
Ulcinj
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.63
 
$6.61
€5.69
Monthly public transit pass $27.00
 
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,000.00
 
$32,702.07
€28,150.17

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

 
Quito
Ulcinj
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$28.44
 
$30.46
€26.22
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $448.12
 
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $317.19
 
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pay 19.8% less for childcare

 
Quito
Ulcinj
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $283.25
 
$262.78
€226.21
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,360.00
 
$6,326.29
€5,445.72

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pay 21.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Quito
Ulcinj
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.38
 
$2.92
€2.51
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.96
 
$2.82
€2.43
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.00
 
$3.80
€3.27

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pay 22.1% less for clothing

 
Quito
Ulcinj
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$60.15
 
$35.04
€30.16
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$46.83
 
$30.66
€26.39
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$105.42
 
$98.54
€84.83

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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: March 2026
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