Baltimore vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$2179
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$595
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$683
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	97	64
😀 Quality of life	90	55
🏙️ Population	586K	1.76M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 159% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 1182nd and 6124th ($2287 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th and 3rd in the United States and Ecuador, respectively. Check the United States vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 0.8 months in Quito. Baltimore ranked 24th best city to live in the United States vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 131st and 5845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Quito

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	Baltimore	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$971
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$8.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$7.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$6.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$8036

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2500
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2760
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2909
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2961
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2566
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2548
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2596
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2777
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3149
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2893
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2791
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2856
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2210
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2389
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2617
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2309
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2498
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2513
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1979
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2786
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2696
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2197
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2085
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3174
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2033
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2539
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2250
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2640
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2149

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