Buenos Aires vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person
$791
$851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$2169
🏠 One person rent
$365
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$638
$594
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$479
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
79
63
😀 Quality of life
71
61
🏙️ Population
3.12M
2.01M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 7% less expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 6407th and 6208th ($791 vs $851) 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 0.5 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 2311th and 5206th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.12
$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$34.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$2.68
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$250
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$25.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$41.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$32.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.96%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$1617
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1774
$1286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$7.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.36
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.82
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$52.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$75
$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6679
$7844

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$645
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$657
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$650
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$608
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$658
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$658
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$643
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$661
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$589
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$648
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$639
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$705
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$650
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$642
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$654
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$536
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$547
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$683
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$624
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$598
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$644
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$540
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$639
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$678
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$665
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$666
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$559
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$558
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$679
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$626
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$629
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$579
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$597
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$577
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$626
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$623
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$581
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$623
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$581
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$605

Cities near Quito

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Santo Domingo
$775
77 km or 48 mi Ibarra
$536
114 km or 71 mi Ambato
$570
138 km or 86 mi Quevedo
$638
151 km or 94 mi Ipiales
$515
163 km or 101 mi Riobamba
$547
183 km or 114 mi Esmeraldas
$612
210 km or 130 mi Pasto
$511
210 km or 130 mi Babahoyo
$834
227 km or 141 mi Tumaco
$533
235 km or 146 mi Portoviejo
$642
244 km or 152 mi Milagro
$731
258 km or 161 mi Manta
$870
262 km or 163 mi Duran
$801
267 km or 166 mi Guayaquil
$903
303 km or 188 mi Cuenca
$790
307 km or 191 mi Montanita
$754
348 km or 216 mi La Libertad
$814
364 km or 226 mi Popayan
$455
376 km or 233 mi Machala
$603
381 km or 237 mi Florencia
$416
426 km or 265 mi Loja
$637
430 km or 267 mi Tumbes
$472
463 km or 288 mi Cali
$720
484 km or 301 mi Buenaventura
$552
484 km or 301 mi Palmira
$648
501 km or 311 mi Neiva
$507
516 km or 321 mi Mancora
$514
543 km or 337 mi Tulua
$493
574 km or 357 mi Talara
$532
575 km or 357 mi Sullana
$543
602 km or 374 mi Piura
$592
610 km or 379 mi Jaen
$504
611 km or 380 mi Paita
$551
616 km or 383 mi Armenia
$551
623 km or 387 mi Cartago
$639
631 km or 392 mi Salento
$567
635 km or 395 mi Ibague
$525
641 km or 398 mi Pereira
$639
650 km or 404 mi Girardot
$416