Columbus vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Columbus	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2252	$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5500	$2227
🏠 One person rent	$1332	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$2531	$657
🍽️ Food expenses	$644	$324
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4005	$561
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	72	63
😀 Quality of life	88	60
🏙️ Population	906K	1.76M

The cost of living in Columbus is 150% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 1248th and 6126th ($2252 vs $902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 2nd 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 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 0.6 months in Quito. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 242nd and 5262nd 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	$19.9	$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.3	$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$4.97	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3082	$780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2051	$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$44.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$29.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	11.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3169	$1507
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3154	$1142
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.77	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$7.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$6.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1235	$300
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15346	$7183

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2034
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2078
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2042
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2047
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1819
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2074
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1946
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2006
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1916
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1914
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1987
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1915
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1876
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1832
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1698
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1795
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1791
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1865
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1794
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1828
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1860
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1635
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1839
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1735
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1935
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1894
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1824
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1623
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1856
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1436
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1944
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1568
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1852
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1817
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1530
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1670
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1829

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