Cost of living comparison

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Quito vs. San Fernando Cost of Living Summary

Quito is 97.9% more expensive than San Fernando.

Restaurants
pay 59.4% more in Quito
Groceries
pay 13.0% more in Quito
Transportation
pay 2.1 times more in Quito
Housing
pay 2.1 times more in Quito
Childcare
pay 15.6% more in Quito
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.8 times more in Quito
Clothing
pay 2.9 times more in Quito

The cost of clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, restaurants, and childcare in Quito are more expensive than in San Fernando. Notably, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Quito.

Quito vs. San Fernando Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Quito instead of San Fernando, you would:

pay 59.4% more for restaurants

 
San Fernando
Quito
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.74
₱457.63
$5.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$3.44
₱203.39
$7.38
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.60
₱35.59
$1.13
 

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pay 13.0% more for groceries

 
San Fernando
Quito
Bread
1 loaf
$1.72
₱101.70
$1.62
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.29
₱76.27
$4.18
 
Milk (1 gallon) $11.07
₱654.44
$4.06
 

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

 
San Fernando
Quito
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.31
₱254.94
$2.63
 
Monthly public transit pass ?? $27.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $34,406.23
₱2,033,924.55
$20,000.00
 

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

 
San Fernando
Quito
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $28.44
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $129.02
₱7,627.22
$448.12
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $120.42
₱7,118.74
$317.19
 

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pay 15.6% more for childcare

 
San Fernando
Quito
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $430.08
₱25,424.06
$283.25
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,661.20
₱334,661.59
$9,360.00
 

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

 
San Fernando
Quito
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.72
₱101.70
$2.38
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.98
₱116.95
$2.96
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$0.86
₱50.85
$6.00
 

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pay 2.9 times more for clothing

 
San Fernando
Quito
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$17.20
₱1,016.96
$60.15
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$17.20
₱1,016.96
$46.83
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$34.41
₱2,033.92
$105.42
 

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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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