Cordoba vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cordoba	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$926	$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2312	$2179
🏠 One person rent	$360	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$671	$595
🍽️ Food expenses	$351	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$581	$683
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	44	64
😀 Quality of life	62	55
🏙️ Population	1.33M	1.76M

The cost of living in Cordoba is 5% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 5904th and 6124th ($926 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 3rd in Argentina and Ecuador, respectively. Check Argentina vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Cordoba compared to 0.8 months in Quito. Cordoba ranked 2nd best city to live in Argentina vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 4922nd and 5845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cordoba vs Quito

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	Cordoba	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.59	$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.03	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$363	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$265	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$710	$719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	37.99%	11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1961	$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1314	$971
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53	$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.24	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.42	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.93	$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.47	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$8.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.01	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2	$7.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.45	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.04	$6.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.2	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$122	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2093	$8036

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Cities near Cordoba

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Villa Carlos Paz	$820
37 km or 23 mi	Alta Gracia	$808
85 km or 53 mi	Rio Tercero	$697
96 km or 60 mi	Cruz del Eje	$775
142 km or 88 mi	Villa Maria	$677
190 km or 118 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731
197 km or 123 mi	Lujan	$722
200 km or 125 mi	San Francisco	$759
257 km or 160 mi	Rafaela	$749
278 km or 172 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
290 km or 180 mi	San Luis	$731
308 km or 192 mi	Esperanza	$742
331 km or 206 mi	Santa Fe	$737
332 km or 206 mi	Venado Tuerto	$764
340 km or 211 mi	La Rioja	$680
349 km or 217 mi	Parana	$823
357 km or 222 mi	San Lorenzo	$698
362 km or 225 mi	San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca	$579
375 km or 233 mi	Rosario	$699
379 km or 235 mi	Villa Gobernador Galvez	$665
404 km or 251 mi	Santiago del Estero	$693
410 km or 255 mi	La Banda	$679
413 km or 257 mi	San Juan	$768
414 km or 257 mi	Villa Constitucion	$746
429 km or 267 mi	San Nicolas de los Arroyos	$785
436 km or 271 mi	Pergamino	$799
444 km or 276 mi	San Martin	$790
464 km or 288 mi	Junin Partido	$803
464 km or 289 mi	Las Heras	$815
467 km or 290 mi	Mendoza	$823
468 km or 291 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
474 km or 295 mi	General Pico	$619
491 km or 305 mi	Villaguay	$730
492 km or 306 mi	San Pedro	$826
496 km or 308 mi	Gualeguay	$865
504 km or 313 mi	Reconquista	$582
521 km or 324 mi	San Miguel de Tucuman	$661
526 km or 327 mi	San Rafael	$511
537 km or 334 mi	Goya	$571
548 km or 341 mi	Chivilcoy	$842

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