Louisville vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Louisville	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1847	$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4440	$2247
🏠 One person rent	$1087	$363
🏘️ Family rent	$1899	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$316
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.5	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3987	$485
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	60	62
😀 Quality of life	89	57
🏙️ Population	246K	1.76M

The cost of living in Louisville is 109% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 2519th and 6318th ($1847 vs $882) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1889th and 2nd 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 0.5 months in Quito. Louisville ranked 89th best city to live in the United States vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 281st and 6166th 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	$4.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.8	$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.93	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1046	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1832	$744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1620	$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$19.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$29.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	11.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3372	$1599
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3052	$888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$26.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.3	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.83	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$8.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$8.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.44	$6.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.34	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.02	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.8	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$7.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$45.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.8	$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1218	$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15931	$9282

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Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1738
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1845
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1925
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1912
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1874
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1883
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1724
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1659
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$2091
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1769
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1816
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1713
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2097
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1922
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2140
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1647
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$1969
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1606
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1822
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2480
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$2025
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1941
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1763
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1990
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$2164
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1993
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1915
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1338
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1799
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$1978
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1847
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2382
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1810
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1899
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2070
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1495
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1753
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1850
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1857
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$2017

Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$585
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$542
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$649
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$604
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$509
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$606
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$608
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$841
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$622
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$776
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$745
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$859
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$869
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$1006
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$780
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$728
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$712
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$572
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$587
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$489
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$601
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$582
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$759
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$782
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$693
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$565
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$656
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$511
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$704
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$596
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$648
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$609
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$638
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$667
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$679
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$655
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$506
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$730
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$515