Louisville vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Louisville	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1837	$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4317	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$1066	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$1745	$647
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$321
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.4	$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3958	$499
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	60	63
😀 Quality of life	88	57
🏙️ Population	246K	1.76M

The cost of living in Louisville is 104% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 2713th and 6319th ($1837 vs $902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1895th and 3rd in the United States and Ecuador, respectively. Check the United States vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Louisville compared to 0.6 months in Quito. Louisville ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 333rd and 6235th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Louisville vs Quito

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	Louisville	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.42	$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.9	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.8	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$806	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1806	$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$541
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$19.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$30.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.8	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	10.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2940	$1744
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2583	$745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.3	$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.18	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.56	$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.46	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.4	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$43.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.7	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1219	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16074	$8496

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Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1742
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1895
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1908
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1901
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1851
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1895
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1720
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1603
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$2116
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1806
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1836
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1716
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2086
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1924
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2122
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1586
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$2035
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1679
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1847
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2343
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$2057
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1928
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1747
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1993
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$2073
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1994
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1911
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1355
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$2053
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1855
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2374
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1790
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1904
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2074
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1554
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1874
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1864
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1872
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$2011

Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$569
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$538
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$656
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$640
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$510
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$637
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$847
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$663
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$785
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$755
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$814
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$905
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$1029
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$822
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$734
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$716
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$606
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$584
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$514
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$594
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$590
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$829
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$825
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$746
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$592
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$668
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$537
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$714
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$605
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$660
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$619
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$650
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$719
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$738
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$709
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$529
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$789
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$547