Buenos Aires vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1247
$864
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3037
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$555
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$463
$326
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$824
$608
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
79
63
😀 Quality of life
77
60
🏙️ Population
3.12M
1.76M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 44% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 4647th and 6476th ($1247 vs $864) 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 0.7 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.7 months in Quito. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 1053rd and 5902nd 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
$17.5
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.1
$44.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$7.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.85
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.4
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$29.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$25.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
42.38%
10.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$1700
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1815
$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.35
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$8.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.71
$5.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.4
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$6.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.2
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13
$11.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$385
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7057
$8877

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$859
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$955
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$788
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$929
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$970
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$914
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$1003
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$693
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$909
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$1020
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$1035
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$610
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$1001
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1082
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$979
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$920
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$928
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$872
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$998
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$853
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$1001
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$920
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$1008
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$733
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1048
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$863
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$927
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$920
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$784
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$984
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$977
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$939
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$948
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$923
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$972
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$961
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$923
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$959
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$945
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$948

Cities near Quito

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Santo Domingo
$592
77 km or 48 mi Ibarra
$557
114 km or 71 mi Ambato
$516
138 km or 86 mi Quevedo
$653
151 km or 94 mi Ipiales
$672
163 km or 101 mi Riobamba
$514
183 km or 114 mi Esmeraldas
$613
210 km or 130 mi Pasto
$675
210 km or 130 mi Babahoyo
$827
227 km or 141 mi Tumaco
$694
235 km or 146 mi Portoviejo
$780
244 km or 152 mi Milagro
$731
258 km or 161 mi Manta
$762
262 km or 163 mi Duran
$842
267 km or 166 mi Guayaquil
$953
303 km or 188 mi Cuenca
$829
307 km or 191 mi Montanita
$704
348 km or 216 mi La Libertad
$707
364 km or 226 mi Popayan
$631
376 km or 233 mi Machala
$584
381 km or 237 mi Florencia
$524
426 km or 265 mi Loja
$559
430 km or 267 mi Tumbes
$577
463 km or 288 mi Cali
$850
484 km or 301 mi Buenaventura
$856
484 km or 301 mi Palmira
$788
501 km or 311 mi Neiva
$606
516 km or 321 mi Mancora
$660
543 km or 337 mi Tulua
$563
574 km or 357 mi Talara
$705
575 km or 357 mi Sullana
$593
602 km or 374 mi Piura
$651
610 km or 379 mi Jaen
$617
611 km or 380 mi Paita
$638
616 km or 383 mi Armenia
$749
623 km or 387 mi Cartago
$769
631 km or 392 mi Salento
$749
635 km or 395 mi Ibague
$537
641 km or 398 mi Pereira
$862
650 km or 404 mi Girardot
$559