Cost of living comparison

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Quito vs. Tokyo Cost of Living Summary

Quito is 22.9% cheaper than Tokyo.

Restaurants: pay 5.3% more in Quito
Groceries: pay 39.0% less in Quito
Transportation: pay 41.2% less in Quito
Housing: pay 44.1% less in Quito
Childcare: pay 48.1% less in Quito
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.5% less in Quito
Clothing: pay 14.5% more in Quito

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

Quito vs. Tokyo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Quito instead of Tokyo, you would:

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pay 5.3% more for restaurants

	Tokyo	Quito
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.51 ¥1,018	$5.00	-23.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.21 ¥814	$8.00	+53.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 ¥175	$1.08	-3.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 ¥116	$0.70	-6.1%
Average			+5.3%

Tokyo vs. Quito - Cost of restaurants

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pay 39.0% less for groceries

	Tokyo	Quito
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 ¥255	$1.58	-3.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.01 ¥1,096	$4.12	-41.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.89 ¥920	$4.23	-28.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 ¥326	$2.31	+10.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 ¥510	$3.38	+3.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.38 ¥372	$1.08	-54.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.06 ¥166	$0.55	-48.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.65 ¥414	$0.55	-79.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.42 ¥378	$0.61	-74.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 ¥202	$0.64	-50.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.26 ¥197	$0.47	-62.8%
Average			-39.0%

Tokyo vs. Quito - Cost of groceries

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pay 41.2% less for transportation

	Tokyo	Quito
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 ¥691	$2.69	-39.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$58.62 ¥9,162	$20.00	-65.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,767.76 ¥3,401,975	$20,000.00	-8.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.88 ¥4,357	$13.50	-51.6%
Average			-41.2%

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pay 44.1% less for housing

	Tokyo	Quito
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.86 ¥4,979	$31.13	-2.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,120.28 ¥175,083	$451.67	-59.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$582.98 ¥91,111	$362.50	-37.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$134.03 ¥20,947	$31.45	-76.5%
Average			-44.1%

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pay 48.1% less for childcare

	Tokyo	Quito
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$533.29 ¥83,346	$288.89	-45.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,506.96 ¥2,267,220	$7,190.00	-50.4%
Average			-48.1%

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pay 7.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Tokyo	Quito
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 ¥509	$2.50	-23.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.40 ¥532	$2.78	-18.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.91 ¥611	$7.50	+91.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.16 ¥10,496	$37.27	-44.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.38 ¥1,934	$7.00	-43.4%
Average			-7.5%

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pay 14.5% more for clothing

	Tokyo	Quito
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.60 ¥8,220	$43.89	-16.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.87 ¥5,762	$44.40	+20.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$63.41 ¥9,911	$97.73	+54.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.89 ¥12,955	$83.12	+0.3%
Average			+14.5%

Tokyo vs. Quito - Cost of clothing

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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: January 2025

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