Cost of living comparison
compared to
Quito vs. Wageningen Cost of Living Summary
Quito is 50.1% cheaper than Wageningen.
- Restaurants
-
pay 68.7% less in Quito
- Groceries
-
pay 40.4% less in Quito
- Transportation
-
pay 52.5% less in Quito
- Housing
-
pay 67.6% less in Quito
- Childcare
-
pay 56.4% less in Quito
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 45.1% less in Quito
- Clothing
-
pay 20.2% less in Quito
Expenses including restaurants, housing, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Quito.
Quito vs. Wageningen Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Quito instead of Wageningen, you would:
pay 68.7% less for restaurants
|
Wageningen
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$23.36
€19.77
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.18
€12.85
|
$7.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.65
€3.09
|
$1.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.06
€2.59
|
$0.73
|
|
Wageningen vs. Quito - Cost of restaurants
pay 40.4% less for groceries
|
Wageningen
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
€1.80
|
$1.62
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
€5.57
|
$4.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.99
€4.22
|
$4.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.79
€4.05
|
$2.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.50
€6.35
|
$3.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€0.92
|
$0.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
€0.98
|
$0.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.74
|
$0.48
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.92
€1.63
|
$0.59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.82
|
$0.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.83
|
$0.47
|
|
Wageningen vs. Quito - Cost of groceries
pay 52.5% less for transportation
|
Wageningen
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.64
€7.31
|
$2.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$105.93
€89.64
|
$27.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,198.27
€24,706.62
|
$20,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.51
€17.36
|
$13.50
|
|
Wageningen vs. Quito - Cost of transportation
pay 67.6% less for housing
|
Wageningen
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.89
€40.52
|
$28.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,245.79
€1,054.15
|
$448.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,401.52
€1,185.92
|
$317.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$216.97
€183.60
|
$25.07
|
|
Wageningen vs. Quito - Cost of housing
pay 56.4% less for childcare
|
Wageningen
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,073.08
€1,754.17
|
$283.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,730.45
€10,772.08
|
$9,360.00
|
|
Wageningen vs. Quito - Cost of childcare
pay 45.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Wageningen
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.84
€4.94
|
$2.38
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.31
€3.64
|
$2.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.60
€12.35
|
$6.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.43
€39.28
|
$38.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.93
€14.32
|
$7.00
|
|
Wageningen vs. Quito - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 20.2% less for clothing
|
Wageningen
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.59
€74.12
|
$60.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.74
€38.71
|
$46.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.76
€93.72
|
$105.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.19
€148.24
|
$92.78
|
|
Wageningen vs. Quito - Cost of clothing
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: March 2026
Change currency:
Compare countries by overall cost of living
See the
cost of living in Netherlands vs. Ecuador.
This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Netherlands and Ecuador.
Help us improve these prices
MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate.
Learn more
Ask the Elsewhere Community
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Quito or Wageningen. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.