Columbus vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Columbus	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2181	$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5273	$2247
🏠 One person rent	$1256	$363
🏘️ Family rent	$2214	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$316
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3957	$485
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	72	62
😀 Quality of life	90	57
🏙️ Population	906K	1.76M

The cost of living in Columbus is 147% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 1512th and 6318th ($2181 vs $882) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1292nd 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 0.5 months in Quito. Columbus ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 217th and 6166th 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	$19.3	$4.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.21	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.98	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1298	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2399	$744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1787	$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$19.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$244	$29.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	11.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3028	$1599
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2566	$888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.3	$26.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$8.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$8.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.25	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.88	$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.33	$6.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.04	$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$7.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.1	$45.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1105	$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28983	$9282

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2105
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2091
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2020
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2094
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2030
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2084
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1836
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2014
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2028
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1951
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2019
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1932
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1933
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1933
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1954
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1928
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1918
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1842
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1918
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1934
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1947
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1961
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1965
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1571
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1942
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1917
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$2025
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1980
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1957
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1684
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1850
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1495
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2188
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1482
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1899
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1922
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1743
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$2061

Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$585
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$542
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$649
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$604
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$509
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$606
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$608
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$841
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$622
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$776
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$745
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$859
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$869
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$1006
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$780
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$728
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$712
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$572
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$587
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$489
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$601
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$582
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$759
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$782
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$693
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$565
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$656
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$511
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$704
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$596
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$648
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$609
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$638
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$667
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$679
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$655
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$506
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$730
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$515