Cost of living comparison
Quito is 48.0% cheaper than Vaduz.
If you lived in Quito instead of Vaduz, you would:
pay 76.5% less for restaurants
Vaduz
|
Quito
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.61
CHF24.79
|
$3.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.46
CHF13.88
|
$7.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.79
CHF4.30
|
$0.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
CHF3.14
|
$0.63
|
|
pay 60.1% less for groceries
Vaduz
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.77
CHF3.39
|
$1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.67
CHF6.89
|
$2.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.88
CHF6.17
|
$3.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.71
CHF6.93
|
$1.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
CHF4.38
|
$2.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
CHF1.16
|
$0.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.85
CHF1.66
|
$0.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.18
CHF1.96
|
$0.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
CHF2.02
|
$0.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
CHF0.85
|
$0.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
CHF0.94
|
$0.48
|
|
pay 34.5% less for transportation
Vaduz
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.90
CHF6.19
|
$2.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$55.21
CHF49.58
|
$17.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,416.37
CHF28,210.17
|
$20,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.85
CHF9.74
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 66.2% less for housing
Vaduz
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.95
CHF50.24
|
$37.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,578.80
CHF1,417.68
|
$458.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,283.22
CHF1,152.26
|
$251.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.00
CHF138.28
|
$29.49
|
|
pay 23.5% less for childcare
Vaduz
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$248.46
CHF223.11
|
$252.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,516.45
CHF12,137.03
|
$6,961.11
|
|
pay 51.7% less for entertainment and sports
Vaduz
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.52
CHF4.96
|
$2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.34
CHF4.79
|
$2.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.94
CHF8.92
|
$5.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.86
CHF54.65
|
$41.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$32.10
CHF28.83
|
$6.00
|
|
pay 23.5% less for clothing
Vaduz
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.70
CHF85.93
|
$53.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.67
CHF41.01
|
$45.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.59
CHF96.61
|
$100.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$152.03
CHF136.51
|
$86.25
|
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