Buenos Aires vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$804
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1946
$2044
🏠 One person rent
$346
$319
🏘️ Family rent
$607
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.7
$87.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$391
$480
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
79
61
😀 Quality of life
72
62
🏙️ Population
3.12M
2.01M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 3% less expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 6370th and 6291st ($782 vs $804) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Argentina and Ecuador, respectively. Check Argentina vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.6 months in Quito. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Quito ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 1949th and 5090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.48
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.19
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$401
$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$495
$424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.6
$23.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
48.33%
11.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2400
$1413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1821
$1192
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.6
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.08
$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$6.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.5
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.63
$5.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.59
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.76
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$45.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.91
$6.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$84
$56.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$126
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$219
$279
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6622
$7438

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$546
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$566
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$526
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$550
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$630
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$642
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$603
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$508
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$539
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$617
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$613
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$506
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$637
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$620
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$639
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$550
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$544
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$685
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$592
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$530
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$640
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$543
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$626
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$521
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$657
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$589
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$549
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$545
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$523
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$607
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$618
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$563
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$574
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$553
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$618
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$605
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$553
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$614
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$563
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$584

Cities near Quito

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Santo Domingo
$755
77 km or 48 mi Ibarra
$567
114 km or 71 mi Ambato
$578
138 km or 86 mi Quevedo
$672
151 km or 94 mi Ipiales
$489
163 km or 101 mi Riobamba
$566
183 km or 114 mi Esmeraldas
$593
210 km or 130 mi Pasto
$501
210 km or 130 mi Babahoyo
$762
227 km or 141 mi Tumaco
$483
235 km or 146 mi Portoviejo
$652
244 km or 152 mi Milagro
$725
258 km or 161 mi Manta
$901
262 km or 163 mi Duran
$769
267 km or 166 mi Guayaquil
$869
303 km or 188 mi Cuenca
$801
307 km or 191 mi Montanita
$741
348 km or 216 mi La Libertad
$779
364 km or 226 mi Popayan
$429
376 km or 233 mi Machala
$603
381 km or 237 mi Florencia
$403
426 km or 265 mi Loja
$607
430 km or 267 mi Tumbes
$486
463 km or 288 mi Cali
$663
484 km or 301 mi Buenaventura
$506
484 km or 301 mi Palmira
$560
501 km or 311 mi Neiva
$418
516 km or 321 mi Mancora
$549
543 km or 337 mi Tulua
$455
574 km or 357 mi Talara
$564
575 km or 357 mi Sullana
$545
602 km or 374 mi Piura
$595
610 km or 379 mi Jaen
$512
611 km or 380 mi Paita
$545
616 km or 383 mi Armenia
$485
623 km or 387 mi Cartago
$441
631 km or 392 mi Salento
$485
635 km or 395 mi Ibague
$454
641 km or 398 mi Pereira
$521
650 km or 404 mi Girardot
$395