London vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	London	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3296	$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7841	$2179
🏠 One person rent	$2211	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$4100	$595
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$375	$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$683
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	64
😀 Quality of life	99	55
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.76M

The cost of living in London is 273% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 58th and 6124th ($3296 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in the United Kingdom and Ecuador, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in London compared to 0.8 months in Quito. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 4th and 5845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Quito

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	London	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.4	$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2704	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3478	$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20412	$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10524	$971
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.9	$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$8.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$7.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$6.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.6	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26090	$8036

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009

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