Auckland vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Auckland	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4648	$2179
🏠 One person rent	$1094	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$595
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$233	$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3283	$683
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	32	64
😀 Quality of life	90	55
🏙️ Population	1.47M	1.76M

The cost of living in Auckland is 123% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 1924th and 6124th ($1968 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in New Zealand and Ecuador, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Auckland compared to 0.8 months in Quito. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 161st and 5845th 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	$13	$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.02	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.92	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2191	$719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1679	$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7916	$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6301	$971
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.56	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.79	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$8.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$7.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$6.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.4	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$890	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13719	$8036

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1709
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1736
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1506
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1213
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1652
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1182
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1418
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1457
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1433
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1144
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1253
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1607
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1837
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1475
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1847
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1717
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1746
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1921
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1435
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1242
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1652
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1604
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1604
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1002
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$808
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$810
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$977
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1448

Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$519
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$573
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$531
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$538
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$514
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$823
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$571
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$716
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$697
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$990
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$806
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$925
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$758
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$766
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$816
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$477
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$569
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$410
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$600
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$463
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$748
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$742
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$666
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$557
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$505
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$513
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$513
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$505
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$548
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$518
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$598
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$649
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$605
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$529
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$680
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$493