Buenos Aires vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Buenos Aires	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1139	$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2758	$2247
🏠 One person rent	$496	$363
🏘️ Family rent	$854	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$430	$316
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.9	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$797	$485
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	78	62
😀 Quality of life	78	57
🏙️ Population	3.12M	1.76M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 29% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 4856th and 6318th ($1139 vs $882) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Argentina and Ecuador, respectively. Check Argentina vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.5 months in Quito. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 1059th and 6166th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Quito

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	Buenos Aires	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$4.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53	$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.64	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$527	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$370	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$669	$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.4	$19.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$29.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.1	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	36.41%	11.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2703	$1599
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1993	$888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.8	$26.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.26	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.1	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$8.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.88	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$8.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.92	$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.44	$6.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.96	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.33	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.51	$7.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.9	$45.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$108	$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$360	$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5464	$9282

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Villa Dominico	$770
11 km or 7 mi	Lanus	$879
13 km or 7.9 mi	Wilde	$715
13 km or 8.1 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$859
14 km or 8.7 mi	Caseros	$949
14 km or 8.8 mi	Florida Este	$861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Ciudad Madero	$949
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bernal	$641
15 km or 9.4 mi	Monte Chingolo	$811
15 km or 9.6 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$983
17 km or 10 mi	La Tablada	$990
17 km or 10 mi	Quilmes	$590
18 km or 11 mi	Ramos Mejia	$981
18 km or 11 mi	San Justo	$1032
19 km or 12 mi	El Palomar	$968
19 km or 12 mi	Temperley	$871
19 km or 12 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$895
19 km or 12 mi	San Isidro	$844
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Evita	$946
19 km or 12 mi	San Francisco Solano	$766
20 km or 12 mi	Villa Luzuriaga	$981
20 km or 13 mi	Rafael Calzada	$858
22 km or 13 mi	Isidro Casanova	$980
22 km or 13 mi	Ezpeleta	$661
22 km or 14 mi	Moron	$1029
24 km or 15 mi	San Fernando de la Buena Vista	$817
24 km or 15 mi	Florencio Varela	$859
24 km or 15 mi	Burzaco	$848
24 km or 15 mi	Berazategui	$710
25 km or 15 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$951
25 km or 16 mi	Rafael Castillo	$959
25 km or 16 mi	Monte Grande	$874
29 km or 18 mi	Ezeiza	$886
29 km or 18 mi	Longchamps	$846
29 km or 18 mi	Libertad	$954
31 km or 19 mi	Gonzalez Catan	$935
32 km or 20 mi	Glew	$841
32 km or 20 mi	Merlo	$947
36 km or 23 mi	Jose C. Paz	$906
37 km or 23 mi	Virrey del Pino	$897

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