Barcelona vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$2227
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$657
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$561
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
98
63
😀 Quality of life
88
60
🏙️ Population
1.66M
1.76M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 109% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 2198th and 6126th ($1887 vs $902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd 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 238th and 5262nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$2.73
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$44.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$29.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
11.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$1507
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$1142
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$7.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$7.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$5.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$6.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$300
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$7183

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

Cities near Quito

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Santo Domingo
$592
77 km or 48 mi Ibarra
$528
114 km or 71 mi Ambato
$574
138 km or 86 mi Quevedo
$651
151 km or 94 mi Ipiales
$504
163 km or 101 mi Riobamba
$545
183 km or 114 mi Esmeraldas
$618
210 km or 130 mi Pasto
$488
210 km or 130 mi Babahoyo
$827
227 km or 141 mi Tumaco
$544
235 km or 146 mi Portoviejo
$760
244 km or 152 mi Milagro
$722
258 km or 161 mi Manta
$870
262 km or 163 mi Duran
$808
267 km or 166 mi Guayaquil
$910
303 km or 188 mi Cuenca
$770
307 km or 191 mi Montanita
$761
348 km or 216 mi La Libertad
$813
364 km or 226 mi Popayan
$462
376 km or 233 mi Machala
$594
381 km or 237 mi Florencia
$398
426 km or 265 mi Loja
$617
430 km or 267 mi Tumbes
$454
463 km or 288 mi Cali
$733
484 km or 301 mi Buenaventura
$718
484 km or 301 mi Palmira
$652
501 km or 311 mi Neiva
$520
516 km or 321 mi Mancora
$495
543 km or 337 mi Tulua
$477
574 km or 357 mi Talara
$504
575 km or 357 mi Sullana
$498
602 km or 374 mi Piura
$564
610 km or 379 mi Jaen
$517
611 km or 380 mi Paita
$509
616 km or 383 mi Armenia
$541
623 km or 387 mi Cartago
$619
631 km or 392 mi Salento
$562
635 km or 395 mi Ibague
$501
641 km or 398 mi Pereira
$641
650 km or 404 mi Girardot
$483