Cost of living comparison
compared to
Viana do Castelo vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary
Viana do Castelo is 42.8% more expensive than Quito.
- Restaurants
-
pay 65.1% more in Viana do Castelo
- Groceries
-
pay 21.0% more in Viana do Castelo
- Transportation
-
pay 94.2% more in Viana do Castelo
- Housing
-
pay 87.3% more in Viana do Castelo
- Childcare
-
pay 42.4% more in Viana do Castelo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 1.6% less in Viana do Castelo
- Clothing
-
pay 8.9% less in Viana do Castelo
The cost of transportation, housing, restaurants, childcare, and groceries in Viana do Castelo are more expensive than in Quito. Expenses including clothing and entertainment and sports are lower in Viana do Castelo. Notably, transportation and housing are significantly more expensive in Viana do Castelo.
Viana do Castelo vs. Quito Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Viana do Castelo instead of Quito, you would:
pay 65.1% more for restaurants
|
Quito
|
Viana do Castelo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$9.34
€8.02
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.38
|
$9.34
€8.02
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
|
$1.90
€1.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
|
$1.31
€1.13
|
|
Quito vs. Viana do Castelo - Cost of restaurants
pay 21.0% more for groceries
|
Quito
|
Viana do Castelo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
|
$1.02
€0.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.18
|
$5.20
€4.46
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.06
|
$3.87
€3.32
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.43
|
$2.90
€2.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
|
$3.71
€3.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
|
$0.94
€0.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
|
$0.64
€0.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
|
$0.77
€0.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
|
$1.05
€0.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
|
$0.61
€0.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.80
€0.69
|
|
Quito vs. Viana do Castelo - Cost of groceries
pay 94.2% more for transportation
|
Quito
|
Viana do Castelo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.63
|
$7.39
€6.35
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.00
|
$58.40
€50.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$33,871.70
€29,089.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$14.79
€12.70
|
|
Quito vs. Viana do Castelo - Cost of transportation
pay 87.3% more for housing
|
Quito
|
Viana do Castelo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.44
|
$36.11
€31.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$448.12
|
$738.75
€634.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$317.19
|
$607.35
€521.60
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.07
|
$66.64
€57.23
|
|
Quito vs. Viana do Castelo - Cost of housing
pay 42.4% more for childcare
|
Quito
|
Viana do Castelo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.25
|
$467.20
€401.23
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,360.00
|
$11,212.70
€9,629.59
|
|
Quito vs. Viana do Castelo - Cost of childcare
pay 1.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Viana do Castelo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
|
$1.61
€1.38
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.96
|
$1.58
€1.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.00
|
$6.10
€5.24
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.55
|
$57.23
€49.15
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$8.47
€7.27
|
|
Quito vs. Viana do Castelo - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 8.9% less for clothing
|
Quito
|
Viana do Castelo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.15
|
$74.46
€63.95
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.83
|
$34.75
€29.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.42
|
$75.92
€65.20
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.78
|
$87.60
€75.23
|
|
Quito vs. Viana do Castelo - Cost of clothing
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