Cologne vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$864
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$326
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$608
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
92
63
😀 Quality of life
95
60
🏙️ Population
1.09M
1.76M

The cost of living in Cologne is 125% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 2200th and 6476th ($1941 vs $864) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 2nd in Germany and Ecuador, respectively. Check Germany vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 0.7 months in Quito. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 21st and 5902nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Quito

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Cologne Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$44.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$7.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$29.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$25.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
10.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$1700
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$8.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$5.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$6.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$11.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$385
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$8877

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913

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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