Cost of living comparison
Quito is 30.6% cheaper than San Jose.
If you lived in Quito instead of San Jose, you would:
pay 51.1% less for restaurants
San Jose
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
₡5,057
|
$3.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.20
₡4,611
|
$7.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
₡915
|
$0.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
₡839
|
$0.63
|
|
pay 40.8% less for groceries
San Jose
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
₡1,027
|
$1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.67
₡1,839
|
$2.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
₡3,563
|
$3.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
₡1,593
|
$1.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
₡1,922
|
$2.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
₡1,109
|
$0.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
₡266
|
$0.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
₡440
|
$0.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
₡542
|
$0.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
₡491
|
$0.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
₡515
|
$0.48
|
|
pay 35.2% less for transportation
San Jose
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
₡3,089
|
$2.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.74
₡17,907
|
$17.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,532.30
₡16,301,969
|
$20,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.32
₡6,673
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 33.1% less for housing
San Jose
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.83
₡25,472
|
$37.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$686.22
₡343,865
|
$458.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$420.20
₡210,562
|
$251.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.00
₡22,051
|
$29.49
|
|
pay 24.9% less for childcare
San Jose
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$358.07
₡179,431
|
$252.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,730.45
₡4,374,839
|
$6,961.11
|
|
pay 7.9% less for entertainment and sports
San Jose
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.79
₡1,397
|
$2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
₡1,528
|
$2.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
₡2,189
|
$5.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.66
₡30,395
|
$41.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.44
₡3,726
|
$6.00
|
|
pay 21.4% less for clothing
San Jose
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
₡42,651
|
$53.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.81
₡24,457
|
$45.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.12
₡61,195
|
$100.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.99
₡57,122
|
$86.25
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Quito or San Jose. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.