Cost of living comparison
Quito is 25.2% cheaper than Seoul.
If you lived in Quito instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 11.8% less for restaurants
Seoul
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.11
₩11,201
|
$4.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.90
₩8,146
|
$8.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
₩2,107
|
$1.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,135
|
$0.76
|
|
pay 55.9% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
₩4,269
|
$1.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
₩8,366
|
$4.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.19
₩11,318
|
$4.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
₩4,520
|
$2.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
₩6,573
|
$3.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.12
₩4,309
|
$1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.57
₩2,172
|
$0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
₩3,564
|
$0.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
₩3,751
|
$0.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
₩2,635
|
$0.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.42
₩1,955
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 20.2% less for transportation
Seoul
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₩6,476
|
$2.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.15
₩62,370
|
$20.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,815.53
₩38,421,036
|
$20,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.44
₩13,034
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 29.6% less for housing
Seoul
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.52
₩32,488
|
$34.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.53
₩1,206,586
|
$446.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$528.87
₩730,511
|
$320.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.47
₩194,028
|
$31.61
|
|
pay 46.8% less for childcare
Seoul
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.75
₩527,304
|
$275.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,838.36
₩28,783,616
|
$7,180.00
|
|
pay 2.1% less for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.69
₩5,091
|
$3.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
₩5,354
|
$2.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
₩4,582
|
$6.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.67
₩72,746
|
$40.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.06
₩15,274
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 10.2% less for clothing
Seoul
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.77
₩83,944
|
$46.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.72
₩61,766
|
$44.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.92
₩118,677
|
$98.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.28
₩175,804
|
$86.36
|
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