Buenos Aires vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Buenos Aires	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2348	$2227
🏠 One person rent	$402	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$817	$657
🍽️ Food expenses	$346	$324
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.6	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$433	$561
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	79	63
😀 Quality of life	72	60
🏙️ Population	3.12M	1.76M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 0.9% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 6099th and 6126th ($909 vs $902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Argentina and Ecuador, respectively. Check Argentina vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.6 months in Quito. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 1789th and 5262nd 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	$9.98	$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.03	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$433	$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$322	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$982	$780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$679	$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.8	$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.4	$44.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.6	$29.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	35.31%	11.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2462	$1507
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1826	$1142
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.04	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.36	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.13	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$7.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$7.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.08	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.65	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$5.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.11	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.04	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.03	$6.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.9	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$300
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4474	$7183

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Villa Dominico	$672
11 km or 7 mi	Lanus	$808
13 km or 7.9 mi	Wilde	$620
13 km or 8.1 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$783
14 km or 8.7 mi	Caseros	$770
14 km or 8.8 mi	Florida Este	$777
14 km or 8.9 mi	Ciudad Madero	$773
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bernal	$540
15 km or 9.4 mi	Monte Chingolo	$717
15 km or 9.6 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$777
17 km or 10 mi	La Tablada	$779
17 km or 10 mi	Quilmes	$481
18 km or 11 mi	Ramos Mejia	$764
18 km or 11 mi	San Justo	$790
19 km or 12 mi	El Palomar	$756
19 km or 12 mi	Temperley	$766
19 km or 12 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$801
19 km or 12 mi	San Isidro	$812
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Evita	$769
19 km or 12 mi	San Francisco Solano	$672
20 km or 12 mi	Villa Luzuriaga	$760
20 km or 13 mi	Rafael Calzada	$752
22 km or 13 mi	Isidro Casanova	$771
22 km or 13 mi	Ezpeleta	$627
22 km or 14 mi	Moron	$751
24 km or 15 mi	San Fernando de la Buena Vista	$801
24 km or 15 mi	Florencio Varela	$748
24 km or 15 mi	Burzaco	$740
24 km or 15 mi	Berazategui	$683
25 km or 15 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$770
25 km or 16 mi	Rafael Castillo	$759
25 km or 16 mi	Monte Grande	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ezeiza	$749
29 km or 18 mi	Longchamps	$728
29 km or 18 mi	Libertad	$748
31 km or 19 mi	Gonzalez Catan	$757
32 km or 20 mi	Glew	$721
32 km or 20 mi	Merlo	$754
36 km or 23 mi	Jose C. Paz	$767
37 km or 23 mi	Virrey del Pino	$742

Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$528
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$574
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$504
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$545
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$618
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$488
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$827
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$544
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$760
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$722
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$870
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$808
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$910
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$770
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$761
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$813
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$462
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$594
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$398
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$617
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$454
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$733
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$718
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$652
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$520
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$495
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$477
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$504
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$498
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$564
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$517
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$509
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$541
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$619
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$562
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$501
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$641
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$483