Cost of living comparison

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Quito vs. Wroclaw Cost of Living Summary

Quito is 35.8% cheaper than Wroclaw.

Restaurants
pay 35.4% less in Quito
Groceries
pay 14.9% less in Quito
Transportation
pay 33.0% less in Quito
Housing
pay 58.1% less in Quito
Childcare
pay 6.6% more in Quito
Entertainment and Sports
pay 11.0% less in Quito
Clothing
pay 4.5% more in Quito

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

Quito vs. Wroclaw Cost Breakdown

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

pay 35.4% less for restaurants

 
Wroclaw
Quito
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.23
PLN40.37
$6.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.23
PLN40.37
$7.67
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.18
PLN8.61
$1.40
 

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pay 14.9% less for groceries

 
Wroclaw
Quito
Bread
1 loaf
$1.54
PLN6.09
$1.57
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.69
PLN18.50
$3.21
 
Milk (1 gallon) $4.08
PLN16.10
$4.29
 

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pay 33.0% less for transportation

 
Wroclaw
Quito
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.32
PLN24.96
$3.17
 
Monthly public transit pass $28.12
PLN111.02
$21.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,576.90
PLN121K
$21,000.00
 

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pay 58.1% less for housing

 
Wroclaw
Quito
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$17.80
PLN70.27
$28.45
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $844.50
PLN3,333.48
$482.78
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $661.82
PLN2,612.39
$313.44
 

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pay 6.6% more for childcare

 
Wroclaw
Quito
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $484.37
PLN1,911.96
$743.00
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,088.03
PLN47,714.88
$8,951.43
 

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pay 11.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Wroclaw
Quito
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.09
PLN16.15
$3.50
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.04
PLN15.94
$3.38
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.26
PLN24.73
$6.00
 

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pay 4.5% more for clothing

 
Wroclaw
Quito
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$93.99
PLN371.01
$70.10
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$39.22
PLN154.79
$49.62
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$92.44
PLN364.88
$115.66
 

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