Brasilia vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brasilia	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$765	$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2266	$2179
🏠 One person rent	$296	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$595
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$501	$683
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	28	64
😀 Quality of life	56	55
🏙️ Population	2.82M	1.76M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 13% less expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 6598th and 6124th ($765 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 3rd in Brazil and Ecuador, respectively. Check Brazil vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 0.8 months in Quito. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 5716th and 5845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Quito

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	Brasilia	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.98	$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2296	$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$971
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.12	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$8.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.7	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$7.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.78	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$6.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.7	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14627	$8036

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$653
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$508
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$615
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$606
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$596
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$606
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$595
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$630
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$630
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$558
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$601
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$581
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$529
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$604
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$595
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$578
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$548
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$571
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$557
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$522
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$564
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$608
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$603
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$536
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$573
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$531
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$582
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$568
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$580
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$671
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$625
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$558
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$590

Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$519
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$573
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$531
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$538
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$514
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$823
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$571
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$716
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$697
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$990
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$806
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$925
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$758
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$766
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$816
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$477
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$569
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$410
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$600
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$463
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$748
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$742
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$666
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$557
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$505
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$513
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$513
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$505
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$548
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$518
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$598
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$649
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$605
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$529
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$680
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$493