Auckland vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Auckland	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2205	$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5084	$2227
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$2127	$657
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$324
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3546	$561
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	32	63
😀 Quality of life	90	60
🏙️ Population	1.47M	1.76M

The cost of living in Auckland is 145% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 1357th and 6126th ($2205 vs $902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in New Zealand and Ecuador, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 0.6 months in Quito. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 150th and 5262nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Quito

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	Auckland	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.73	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.34	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1212	$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1074	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2370	$780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1834	$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.3	$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$44.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.9	$29.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.82%	11.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8724	$1507
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7526	$1142
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.18	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$7.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$7.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.72	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$6.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.9	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$82	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$963	$300
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15290	$7183

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1848
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1939
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1861
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1634
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1671
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1531
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1791
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1274
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1569
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1447
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1573
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1403
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1654
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1205
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1318
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1729
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1334
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1844
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1784
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1866
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2235
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1640
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1406
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1981
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1879
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1916
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1928
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1463
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1359
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1755
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1700
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1693
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$961
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$963
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$921
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$898
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$901
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1833

Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$528
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$574
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$504
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$545
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$618
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$488
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$827
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$544
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$760
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$722
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$870
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$808
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$910
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$770
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$761
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$813
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$462
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$594
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$398
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$617
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$454
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$733
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$718
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$652
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$520
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$495
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$477
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$504
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$498
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$564
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$517
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$509
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$541
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$619
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$562
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$501
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$641
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$483