Baltimore vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Baltimore	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$864
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5241	$2221
🏠 One person rent	$1309	$339
🏘️ Family rent	$2141	$572
🍽️ Food expenses	$623	$326
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4251	$608
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	97	63
😀 Quality of life	91	60
🏙️ Population	586K	1.76M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 158% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 1429th and 6476th ($2224 vs $864) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1183rd 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 1.9 months in Baltimore compared to 0.7 months in Quito. Baltimore ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 138th and 5902nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Baltimore	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$44.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$7.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$981	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1812	$457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$29.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.8	$25.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	10.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2495	$1700
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2320	$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.3	$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$8.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$5.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$6.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$11.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.6	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1730	$385
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18541	$8877

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2484
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2856
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2377
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3012
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2862
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2596
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$3016
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2678
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2769
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3350
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3031
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2695
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2913
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2275
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2318
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2801
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2367
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2508
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2799
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2803
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2793
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2341
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2222
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3338
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2095
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2608
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2205
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2379
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2037

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