Amsterdam vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Amsterdam Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3165
$864
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7127
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$2073
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$3318
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$659
$326
🚐 Transport expenses
$265
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4747
$608
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
95
63
😀 Quality of life
95
60
🏙️ Population
921K
1.76M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 267% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 138th and 6476th ($3165 vs $864) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Netherlands and Ecuador, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.7 months in Quito. Amsterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 24th and 5902nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Amsterdam vs Quito

Prices for goods and services in Amsterdam and Quito are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Amsterdam Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93
$44.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.6
$7.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.81
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.06
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2259
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1723
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3695
$757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2790
$457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$29.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.3
$25.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
10.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11141
$1700
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7428
$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.92
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$118
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.8
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.47
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.44
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$8.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.2
$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.84
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.7
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.6
$5.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.06
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.6
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.8
$6.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$37.3
$11.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2748
$385
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20104
$8877

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2185
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2755
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2354
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2399
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1865
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2564
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2296
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2283
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2608
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2389
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2407
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1477
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2365
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$2148
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2491
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2310
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$2424
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$2026
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2659
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1805
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2336
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$2234
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$2053
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$2104
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2662
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$2304
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$2341
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$2077
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2159
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$2220
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2272
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$2253
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1942
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$2040
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2082
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$2152
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$2166
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$2112
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$2247

Cities near Quito

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Santo Domingo
$592
77 km or 48 mi Ibarra
$557
114 km or 71 mi Ambato
$516
138 km or 86 mi Quevedo
$653
151 km or 94 mi Ipiales
$672
163 km or 101 mi Riobamba
$514
183 km or 114 mi Esmeraldas
$613
210 km or 130 mi Pasto
$675
210 km or 130 mi Babahoyo
$827
227 km or 141 mi Tumaco
$694
235 km or 146 mi Portoviejo
$780
244 km or 152 mi Milagro
$731
258 km or 161 mi Manta
$762
262 km or 163 mi Duran
$842
267 km or 166 mi Guayaquil
$953
303 km or 188 mi Cuenca
$829
307 km or 191 mi Montanita
$704
348 km or 216 mi La Libertad
$707
364 km or 226 mi Popayan
$631
376 km or 233 mi Machala
$584
381 km or 237 mi Florencia
$524
426 km or 265 mi Loja
$559
430 km or 267 mi Tumbes
$577
463 km or 288 mi Cali
$850
484 km or 301 mi Buenaventura
$856
484 km or 301 mi Palmira
$788
501 km or 311 mi Neiva
$606
516 km or 321 mi Mancora
$660
543 km or 337 mi Tulua
$563
574 km or 357 mi Talara
$705
575 km or 357 mi Sullana
$593
602 km or 374 mi Piura
$651
610 km or 379 mi Jaen
$617
611 km or 380 mi Paita
$638
616 km or 383 mi Armenia
$749
623 km or 387 mi Cartago
$769
631 km or 392 mi Salento
$749
635 km or 395 mi Ibague
$537
641 km or 398 mi Pereira
$862
650 km or 404 mi Girardot
$559