Buenos Aires vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Buenos Aires	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1130	$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2837	$2179
🏠 One person rent	$470	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$887	$595
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$97	$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$683
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	79	64
😀 Quality of life	74	55
🏙️ Population	3.12M	1.76M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 28% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 4694th and 6124th ($1130 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Argentina and Ecuador, respectively. Check Argentina vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.8 months in Quito. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 1194th and 5845th 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	$14.4	$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.9	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$530	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1019	$719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$719	$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.5	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	35.01%	11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2657	$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1964	$971
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.6	$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$8.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.96	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.26	$7.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.89	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.55	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.04	$6.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.9	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5728	$8036

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Villa Dominico	$805
11 km or 7 mi	Lanus	$979
13 km or 7.9 mi	Wilde	$741
13 km or 8.1 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$923
14 km or 8.7 mi	Caseros	$939
14 km or 8.8 mi	Florida Este	$924
14 km or 8.9 mi	Ciudad Madero	$932
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bernal	$643
15 km or 9.4 mi	Monte Chingolo	$838
15 km or 9.6 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$938
17 km or 10 mi	La Tablada	$938
17 km or 10 mi	Quilmes	$552
18 km or 11 mi	Ramos Mejia	$936
18 km or 11 mi	San Justo	$963
19 km or 12 mi	El Palomar	$935
19 km or 12 mi	Temperley	$849
19 km or 12 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$865
19 km or 12 mi	San Isidro	$952
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Evita	$921
19 km or 12 mi	San Francisco Solano	$803
20 km or 12 mi	Villa Luzuriaga	$938
20 km or 13 mi	Rafael Calzada	$856
22 km or 13 mi	Isidro Casanova	$940
22 km or 13 mi	Ezpeleta	$828
22 km or 14 mi	Moron	$964
24 km or 15 mi	San Fernando de la Buena Vista	$966
24 km or 15 mi	Florencio Varela	$863
24 km or 15 mi	Burzaco	$859
24 km or 15 mi	Berazategui	$853
25 km or 15 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$925
25 km or 16 mi	Rafael Castillo	$928
25 km or 16 mi	Monte Grande	$877
29 km or 18 mi	Ezeiza	$889
29 km or 18 mi	Longchamps	$865
29 km or 18 mi	Libertad	$921
31 km or 19 mi	Gonzalez Catan	$920
32 km or 20 mi	Glew	$863
32 km or 20 mi	Merlo	$928
36 km or 23 mi	Jose C. Paz	$915
37 km or 23 mi	Virrey del Pino	$899

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