Berlin vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Berlin	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4765	$2169
🏠 One person rent	$1134	$339
🏘️ Family rent	$2203	$594
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3496	$479
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	63
😀 Quality of life	95	61
🏙️ Population	3.68M	2.01M

The cost of living in Berlin is 136% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 1759th and 6208th ($2013 vs $851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Germany and Ecuador, respectively. Check Germany vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Berlin compared to 0.6 months in Quito. Berlin ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Quito ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 19th and 5206th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Quito

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	Berlin	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.5	$34.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1192	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$858	$250
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1755	$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$25.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$41.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.7	$32.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9186	$1617
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6527	$1286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.8	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.84	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$7.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.14	$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.88	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.6	$52.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9556	$7844

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1671
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1729
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1715
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1656
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1735
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1601
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1629
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1701
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1673
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1581
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1695
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1689
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1622
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1607
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1618
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1656
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1628
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1536
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1677
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1258
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1372
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1443
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1280
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1288
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1298
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1263
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1253
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1271
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1379
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1384
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1370
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1264
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1295
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1348
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1297
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1196
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1249
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$848
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1303
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1323

Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$775
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$536
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$570
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$638
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$515
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$547
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$612
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$511
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$834
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$533
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$642
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$731
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$870
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$801
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$903
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$790
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$754
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$814
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$455
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$603
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$416
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$637
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$472
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$720
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$552
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$648
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$507
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$514
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$493
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$532
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$543
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$592
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$504
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$551
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$551
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$639
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$567
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$525
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$639
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$416