Cost of living comparison
compared to
Quito vs. Sabadell Cost of Living Summary
Quito is 28.0% cheaper than Sabadell.
- Restaurants
-
pay 53.8% less in Quito
- Groceries
-
pay 30.0% less in Quito
- Transportation
-
pay 25.7% less in Quito
- Housing
-
pay 56.8% less in Quito
- Childcare
-
pay 20.1% less in Quito
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 9.0% less in Quito
- Clothing
-
pay 0.8% less in Quito
Expenses including housing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Quito.
Quito vs. Sabadell Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Quito instead of Sabadell, you would:
pay 53.8% less for restaurants
|
Sabadell
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.52
€14.96
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.51
€8.98
|
$7.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.19
|
$1.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
€1.50
|
$0.73
|
|
Sabadell vs. Quito - Cost of restaurants
pay 30.0% less for groceries
|
Sabadell
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.71
|
$1.62
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.15
|
$4.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.72
€4.03
|
$4.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
€2.65
|
$2.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.25
€3.63
|
$3.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.89
|
$0.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.91
|
$0.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.02
|
$0.48
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.14
|
$0.59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.55
|
$0.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.74
|
$0.47
|
|
Sabadell vs. Quito - Cost of groceries
pay 25.7% less for transportation
|
Sabadell
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.87
€5.87
|
$2.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.45
€23.44
|
$27.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,969.97
€33,274.98
|
$20,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.36
€10.55
|
$13.50
|
|
Sabadell vs. Quito - Cost of transportation
pay 56.8% less for housing
|
Sabadell
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.96
€32.41
|
$28.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,051.19
€897.57
|
$448.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$934.39
€797.84
|
$317.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.07
€99.96
|
$25.07
|
|
Sabadell vs. Quito - Cost of housing
pay 20.1% less for childcare
|
Sabadell
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$535.33
€457.10
|
$283.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,759.92
€7,479.76
|
$9,360.00
|
|
Sabadell vs. Quito - Cost of childcare
pay 9.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sabadell
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.50
€2.99
|
$2.38
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.53
€2.16
|
$2.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.01
€5.98
|
$6.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.04
€29.92
|
$38.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.34
€7.98
|
$7.00
|
|
Sabadell vs. Quito - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 0.8% less for clothing
|
Sabadell
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.92
€72.51
|
$60.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.04
€29.92
|
$46.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.90
€89.57
|
$105.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.23
€86.43
|
$92.78
|
|
Sabadell vs. Quito - Cost of clothing
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