George Town vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	George Town	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3754	$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8993	$2179
🏠 One person rent	$2648	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$5345	$595
🍽️ Food expenses	$845	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.7	$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6732	$683
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	20	64
😀 Quality of life	78	55
🏙️ Population	41K	1.76M

The cost of living in George Town is 325% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 11th and 6124th ($3754 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the Cayman Islands and Ecuador, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in George Town compared to 0.8 months in Quito. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 685th and 5845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Quito

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	George Town	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30.2	$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.8	$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.5	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.86	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$6.78	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2615	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5826	$719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4835	$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$112	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.17%	11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10761	$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4170	$971
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.9	$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.73	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.28	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.92	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$8.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.73	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.1	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.02	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$7.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.8	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.4	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$6.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.3	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.6	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1705	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24513	$8036

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1101
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1122
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1094
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1395
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1107
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1017
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1214
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1273
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1071
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1259
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1531
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1000
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$926
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$877
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$870
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1063
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2123
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$787
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1378
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1166
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1266
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2897
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$938
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$996
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1132
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$998
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1051
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1561

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