Berlin vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$647
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$321
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$499
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	63
😀 Quality of life	95	57
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.76M

The cost of living in Berlin is 155% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 1275th and 6319th ($2302 vs $902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Germany and Ecuador, respectively. Check Germany vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.6 months in Quito. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 35th and 6235th 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	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$541
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$19.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$30.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	10.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$1744
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$7.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$6.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$43.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$8496

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

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