Berlin vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Berlin	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2371	$864
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5321	$2221
🏠 One person rent	$1330	$339
🏘️ Family rent	$2289	$572
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$326
🚐 Transport expenses	$319	$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3423	$608
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	63
😀 Quality of life	94	60
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.76M

The cost of living in Berlin is 175% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 1150th and 6476th ($2371 vs $864) 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 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 0.7 months in Quito. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 45th and 5902nd 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	$16.2	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$44.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$7.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.65	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.71	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1383	$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2475	$757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1800	$457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$307	$29.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47	$25.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	10.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8891	$1700
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6112	$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.59	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.4	$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$8.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$5.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$6.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.6	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$11.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$385
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12679	$8877

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1960
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1941
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1902
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1979
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1908
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1878
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1921
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1895
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1840
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1920
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1903
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1827
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1854
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1863
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1682
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1870
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1517
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1460
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1332
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1459
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1462
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1459
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1482
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1551
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1461
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1505
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1434
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1448
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1419
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1443
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1190
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1416
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1080
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1551
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1470

Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$557
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$516
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$653
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$672
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$514
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$675
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$827
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$694
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$780
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$731
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$762
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$842
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$953
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$829
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$704
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$707
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$631
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$584
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$524
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$559
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$577
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$850
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$856
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$788
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$606
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$660
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$563
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$705
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$593
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$651
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$617
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$638
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$749
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$769
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$749
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$537
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$862
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$559