Cost of living comparison
Quito is 18.7% cheaper than Warsaw.
If you lived in Quito instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 39.4% less for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
PLN39.93
|
$5.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
PLN34.94
|
$8.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN7.24
|
$1.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN7.22
|
$0.70
|
|
pay 12.6% more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
PLN4.39
|
$1.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
PLN17.58
|
$4.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
PLN15.31
|
$4.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
PLN12.20
|
$2.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PLN10.24
|
$3.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
PLN1.83
|
$1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN3.01
|
$0.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
PLN3.32
|
$0.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
PLN5.60
|
$0.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.67
|
$0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
PLN1.89
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 11.9% less for transportation
Warsaw
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.20
PLN25.01
|
$2.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
PLN109.82
|
$20.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,732.76
PLN123,986.69
|
$20,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.92
PLN31.95
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 29.8% less for housing
Warsaw
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.20
PLN69.37
|
$31.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,070.18
PLN4,317.49
|
$451.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$832.44
PLN3,358.33
|
$362.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$224.46
PLN905.55
|
$31.45
|
|
pay 43.0% less for childcare
Warsaw
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$507.82
PLN2,048.73
|
$288.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,579.90
PLN50,751.71
|
$7,190.00
|
|
pay 6.1% less for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
PLN14.97
|
$2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN14.77
|
$2.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.76
PLN19.22
|
$7.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.25
PLN170.45
|
$37.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
PLN34.94
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 13.0% less for clothing
Warsaw
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.45
PLN360.87
|
$43.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.56
PLN167.65
|
$44.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
PLN356.32
|
$97.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.18
PLN412.21
|
$83.12
|
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