Barcelona vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$2281
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$647
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$321
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$499
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
98
63
😀 Quality of life
90
57
🏙️ Population
1.73M
1.76M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 134% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 1722nd and 6319th ($2116 vs $902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Spain and Ecuador, respectively. Check Spain vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.6 months in Quito. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 205th and 6235th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Quito

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Barcelona Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$541
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$19.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$30.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
10.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$1744
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$7.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$6.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$43.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$8496

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

Cities near Quito

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Santo Domingo
$598
77 km or 48 mi Ibarra
$569
114 km or 71 mi Ambato
$538
138 km or 86 mi Quevedo
$656
151 km or 94 mi Ipiales
$640
163 km or 101 mi Riobamba
$510
183 km or 114 mi Esmeraldas
$613
210 km or 130 mi Pasto
$637
210 km or 130 mi Babahoyo
$847
227 km or 141 mi Tumaco
$663
235 km or 146 mi Portoviejo
$785
244 km or 152 mi Milagro
$755
258 km or 161 mi Manta
$814
262 km or 163 mi Duran
$905
267 km or 166 mi Guayaquil
$1029
303 km or 188 mi Cuenca
$822
307 km or 191 mi Montanita
$734
348 km or 216 mi La Libertad
$716
364 km or 226 mi Popayan
$606
376 km or 233 mi Machala
$584
381 km or 237 mi Florencia
$514
426 km or 265 mi Loja
$594
430 km or 267 mi Tumbes
$590
463 km or 288 mi Cali
$829
484 km or 301 mi Buenaventura
$825
484 km or 301 mi Palmira
$746
501 km or 311 mi Neiva
$592
516 km or 321 mi Mancora
$668
543 km or 337 mi Tulua
$537
574 km or 357 mi Talara
$714
575 km or 357 mi Sullana
$605
602 km or 374 mi Piura
$660
610 km or 379 mi Jaen
$619
611 km or 380 mi Paita
$650
616 km or 383 mi Armenia
$719
623 km or 387 mi Cartago
$738
631 km or 392 mi Salento
$709
635 km or 395 mi Ibague
$529
641 km or 398 mi Pereira
$789
650 km or 404 mi Girardot
$547