Baltimore vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$2247
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$363
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$316
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$485
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	97	62
😀 Quality of life	92	57
🏙️ Population	586K	1.76M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 163% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 1219th and 6318th ($2323 vs $882) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd and 2nd 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 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 0.5 months in Quito. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 128th and 6166th 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	$17.4	$4.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$19.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$29.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	11.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$1599
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$26.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$8.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$8.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$6.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$7.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$45.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$9282

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2450
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3069
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2940
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2495
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2563
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2612
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2710
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3328
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3054
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2601
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2919
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2255
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2339
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2697
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2355
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2509
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2773
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1949
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2791
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2755
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2288
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2121
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3275
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2050
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2506
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2256
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2693
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2066

Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$585
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$542
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$649
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$604
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$509
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$606
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$608
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$841
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$622
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$776
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$745
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$859
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$869
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$1006
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$780
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$728
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$712
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$572
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$587
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$489
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$601
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$582
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$759
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$782
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$693
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$565
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$656
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$511
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$704
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$596
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$648
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$609
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$638
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$667
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$679
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$655
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$506
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$730
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$515