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Ecuador

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Chile

Vina Del Mar vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Vina Del Mar is 7.9% more expensive than Quito.

Restaurants: pay 14.5% more in Vina Del Mar
Groceries: pay 9.9% more in Vina Del Mar
Transportation: pay 29.7% more in Vina Del Mar
Housing: pay 19.5% more in Vina Del Mar
Childcare: pay 37.6% less in Vina Del Mar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.2% less in Vina Del Mar
Clothing: pay 36.6% less in Vina Del Mar

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

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Vina Del Mar vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vina Del Mar instead of Quito, you would:

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pay 14.5% more for restaurants

	Quito	Vina Del Mar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00	$8.19 CLF0.2100	+36.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.67	$7.67 CLF0.1900
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.40	$1.40 CLF0.0400	+0.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12	$1.07 CLF0.0300	-4.7%
Average			+14.5%

Quito vs. Vina Del Mar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.9% more for groceries

	Quito	Vina Del Mar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.57	$1.22 CLF0.0300	-22.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.21	$4.82 CLF0.1200	+50.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.29	$4.89 CLF0.1200	+13.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.14	$3.61 CLF0.0900	+68.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55	$2.32 CLF0.0600	-8.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03	$0.68 CLF0.0200	-34.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55	$0.80 CLF0.0200	+47.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.59	$0.57 CLF0.0100	-2.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50	$0.50 CLF0.0100	-2.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55	$0.70 CLF0.0200	+25.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47	$0.57 CLF0.0100	+19.1%
Average			+9.9%

Quito vs. Vina Del Mar - Cost of groceries

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pay 29.7% more for transportation

	Quito	Vina Del Mar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.17	$5.04 CLF0.1300	+59.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.00	$38.88 CLF0.9800	+85.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,000.00	$18,418.47 CLF464.3700	-12.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.50	$11.36 CLF0.2900	-15.9%
Average			+29.7%

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pay 19.5% more for housing

	Quito	Vina Del Mar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.45	$17.65 CLF0.4500	-38.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$482.78	$462.17 CLF11.6500	-4.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$313.44	$328.29 CLF8.2800	+4.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$21.90	$83.85 CLF2.1100	+282.9%
Average			+19.5%

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pay 37.6% less for childcare

	Quito	Vina Del Mar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$743.00	$506.51 CLF12.7700	-31.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,951.43	$5,116.24 CLF128.9900	-42.8%
Average			-37.6%

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pay 3.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Quito	Vina Del Mar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.50	$3.58 CLF0.0900	+2.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.38	$3.53 CLF0.0900	+4.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$4.91 CLF0.1200	-18.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.22	$43.49 CLF1.1000	-5.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.40	$6.14 CLF0.1500	-4.1%
Average			-3.2%

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pay 36.6% less for clothing

	Quito	Vina Del Mar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.10	$43.18 CLF1.0900	-38.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.62	$33.26 CLF0.8400	-33.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.66	$56.28 CLF1.4200	-51.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.92	$86.98 CLF2.1900	-19.4%
Average			-36.6%

Quito vs. Vina Del Mar - Cost of clothing

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