Hamburg City vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamburg City	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2007	$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4961	$2179
🏠 One person rent	$1066	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$2044	$595
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$235	$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3346	$683
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	84	64
😀 Quality of life	94	55
🏙️ Population	1.91M	1.76M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 127% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 1818th and 6124th ($2007 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Germany and Ecuador, respectively. Check Germany vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 0.8 months in Quito. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 40th and 5845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Quito

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	Hamburg City	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.9	$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.27	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$755	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2236	$719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1550	$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$318	$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8190	$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5824	$971
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.69	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.1	$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.38	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$8.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.28	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.67	$7.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$6.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.4	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.1	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$233	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24460	$8036

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1514
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1501
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1489
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1482
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1515
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1437
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1485
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1425
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1514
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1473
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1484
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1428
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1530
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1397
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1459
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1599
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1456
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1456
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1469
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1488
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1482
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1382
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1452
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1468
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1432
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1432
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1450
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1382
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1451
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1626
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1231
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1556
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1358
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1458
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1442
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1307
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1451
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1451
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1321

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