Cologne vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$2227
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$657
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$561
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
92
63
😀 Quality of life
97
60
🏙️ Population
1.08M
1.76M

The cost of living in Cologne is 105% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 2308th and 6126th ($1851 vs $902) 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 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.6 months in Quito. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 16th and 5262nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$2.73
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$44.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$29.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
11.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$1507
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$1142
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$7.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$7.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$5.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$6.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$300
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$7183

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

Cities near Quito

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Santo Domingo
$592
77 km or 48 mi Ibarra
$528
114 km or 71 mi Ambato
$574
138 km or 86 mi Quevedo
$651
151 km or 94 mi Ipiales
$504
163 km or 101 mi Riobamba
$545
183 km or 114 mi Esmeraldas
$618
210 km or 130 mi Pasto
$488
210 km or 130 mi Babahoyo
$827
227 km or 141 mi Tumaco
$544
235 km or 146 mi Portoviejo
$760
244 km or 152 mi Milagro
$722
258 km or 161 mi Manta
$870
262 km or 163 mi Duran
$808
267 km or 166 mi Guayaquil
$910
303 km or 188 mi Cuenca
$770
307 km or 191 mi Montanita
$761
348 km or 216 mi La Libertad
$813
364 km or 226 mi Popayan
$462
376 km or 233 mi Machala
$594
381 km or 237 mi Florencia
$398
426 km or 265 mi Loja
$617
430 km or 267 mi Tumbes
$454
463 km or 288 mi Cali
$733
484 km or 301 mi Buenaventura
$718
484 km or 301 mi Palmira
$652
501 km or 311 mi Neiva
$520
516 km or 321 mi Mancora
$495
543 km or 337 mi Tulua
$477
574 km or 357 mi Talara
$504
575 km or 357 mi Sullana
$498
602 km or 374 mi Piura
$564
610 km or 379 mi Jaen
$517
611 km or 380 mi Paita
$509
616 km or 383 mi Armenia
$541
623 km or 387 mi Cartago
$619
631 km or 392 mi Salento
$562
635 km or 395 mi Ibague
$501
641 km or 398 mi Pereira
$641
650 km or 404 mi Girardot
$483