Columbus vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Columbus	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2145	$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5059	$2179
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$2171	$595
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4018	$683
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	73	64
😀 Quality of life	88	55
🏙️ Population	906K	1.76M

The cost of living in Columbus is 143% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 1476th and 6124th ($2145 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd and 3rd in the United States and Ecuador, respectively. Check the United States vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 0.8 months in Quito. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 249th and 5845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Quito

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	Columbus	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$972	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2378	$719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3095	$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$971
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.8	$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$8.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.45	$7.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$6.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.5	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1236	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15423	$8036

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1986
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2085
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1994
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2095
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1798
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1983
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1851
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1903
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1968
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1881
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1764
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1871
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1825
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1870
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1798
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1862
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1852
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1832
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1865
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1890
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1897
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1674
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1902
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1783
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1973
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1914
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1870
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1681
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1834
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1427
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1923
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1481
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1853
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1839
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1428
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1858

Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$519
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$573
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$531
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$538
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$514
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$823
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$571
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$716
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$697
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$990
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$806
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$925
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$758
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$766
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$816
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$477
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$569
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$410
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$600
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$463
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$748
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$742
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$666
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$557
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$505
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$513
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$513
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$505
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$548
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$518
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$598
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$649
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$605
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$529
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$680
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$493