Berlin vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$2247
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$363
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$316
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$485
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	62
😀 Quality of life	96	57
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.76M

The cost of living in Berlin is 152% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 1418th and 6318th ($2222 vs $882) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Germany and Ecuador, respectively. Check Germany vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 0.5 months in Quito. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 35th and 6166th 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	$16.6	$4.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$19.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$29.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	11.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$1599
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$26.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$8.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$8.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$6.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$7.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$45.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$9282

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1868
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1893
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1892
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1862
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1888
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1902
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1851
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1887
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1841
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1826
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1856
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1862
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1810
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1839
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1826
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1822
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1681
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1852
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1484
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1567
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1430
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1363
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1425
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1424
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1471
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1479
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1435
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1411
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1166
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1422
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1113
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446

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