Cost of Living in Quito

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$851
$2169
🛋️ Without rent
$512
$1574
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$339
$594
🍽️ Food
$314
$830
🚐 Transport
$89.7
$250
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$479
😀 Quality of life
61
🏙️ Population
2.01M

The average cost of living in Quito is $851, which is in the top 33% of the least expensive cities in the world, ranked 6208th out of 9294 in our global list and 3rd out of 19 in Ecuador.

The median after-tax salary is $479, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months. Ranked 5206th (TOP 56%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 2nd best city to live in Ecuador. With an estimated population of 2.01M, Quito is the 2nd largest city in Ecuador.

✈️ Closest airport 20 km Mariscal Sucre International Airport
😷 Air quality Moderate 17.8 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 2046 San Francisco de Quito University
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Prices in Quito

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
 Cappuccino
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1617
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7844

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