Frankfurt vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Frankfurt	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2102	$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4758	$2227
🏠 One person rent	$1237	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$2068	$657
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$324
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4186	$561
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	87	63
😀 Quality of life	95	60
🏙️ Population	773K	1.76M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 133% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 1589th and 6126th ($2102 vs $902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Germany and Ecuador, respectively. Check Germany vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Frankfurt compared to 0.6 months in Quito. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 36th and 5262nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Quito

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	Frankfurt	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.4	$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.22	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$4.05	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.96	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1303	$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$942	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2335	$780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1600	$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$282	$44.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$29.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.98%	11.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8020	$1507
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5017	$1142
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.79	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.3	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.93	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$7.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$7.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.77	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.69	$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.3	$5.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.73	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.7	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$6.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$83.3	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.3	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.7	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$568	$300
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15030	$7183

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Offenbach am Main	$1620
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Neu-Isenburg	$1773
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Bad Vilbel	$1766
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Eschborn	$1830
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dreieich	$1763
11 km or 6.7 mi	Muhlheim am Main	$1673
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maintal	$1699
12 km or 7.7 mi	Oberursel	$1801
13 km or 8 mi	Obertshausen	$1676
13 km or 8.2 mi	Bad Soden	$1810
14 km or 8.4 mi	Dietzenbach	$1739
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bad Homburg vor der Hohe	$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi	Langen	$1779
15 km or 9.1 mi	Karben	$1759
15 km or 9.1 mi	Hattersheim am Main	$1815
16 km or 9.9 mi	Morfelden-Walldorf	$1791
16 km or 10 mi	Friedrichsdorf	$1778
16 km or 10 mi	Kelkheim	$1814
17 km or 11 mi	Hofheim	$1813
17 km or 11 mi	Hanau	$1731
18 km or 11 mi	Rodgau	$1710
18 km or 11 mi	Rodermark	$1750
19 km or 12 mi	Bruchkobel	$1724
21 km or 13 mi	Florsheim am Main	$1812
22 km or 14 mi	Nidderau	$1723
22 km or 14 mi	Seligenstadt	$1724
23 km or 14 mi	Russelsheim am Main	$1812
24 km or 15 mi	Weiterstadt	$1805
25 km or 16 mi	Friedberg	$1760
26 km or 16 mi	Gro-Gerau	$1804
28 km or 17 mi	Darmstadt	$1906
29 km or 18 mi	Bad Nauheim	$1770
30 km or 18 mi	Griesheim	$1801
32 km or 20 mi	Wiesbaden	$1953
32 km or 20 mi	Idstein	$1812
32 km or 20 mi	Mainz	$1748
33 km or 20 mi	Gro-Umstadt	$1766
34 km or 21 mi	Riedstadt	$1795
35 km or 22 mi	Pfungstadt	$1804
36 km or 22 mi	Butzbach	$1716

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