Louisville vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Louisville	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1821	$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4500	$2179
🏠 One person rent	$1051	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$1950	$595
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.6	$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3986	$683
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	60	64
😀 Quality of life	87	55
🏙️ Population	246K	1.76M

The cost of living in Louisville is 106% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 2336th and 6124th ($1821 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1917th 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 0.8 months in Quito. Louisville ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 299th and 5845th 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	$14.7	$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.5	$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1023	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$833	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1823	$719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1673	$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.5	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3405	$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$971
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.3	$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.13	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.52	$7.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.8	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$6.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.3	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1240	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13378	$8036

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Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1863
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1903
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1874
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1851
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1865
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1777
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1664
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$1874
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1875
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1862
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1845
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2147
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1940
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2145
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1779
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$2001
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1636
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1848
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2490
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$2010
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1751
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1914
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$2100
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1895
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1839
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1432
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1847
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$1953
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1880
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2189
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1824
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1853
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2023
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1427
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1834
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1872
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$1974

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