Manchester vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Manchester	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2130	$897
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5137	$2224
🏠 One person rent	$1268	$384
🏘️ Family rent	$2194	$655
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$323
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3265	$560
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	91	63
😀 Quality of life	92	60
🏙️ Population	548K	1.76M

The cost of living in Manchester is 137% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 1512th and 6143rd ($2130 vs $897) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 2nd 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 1.5 months in Manchester compared to 0.6 months in Quito. Manchester ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 76th and 5268th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Quito

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	Manchester	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$5.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.3	$34.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.44	$2.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.6	$3.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1428	$419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$946	$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2255	$790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1767	$530
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$44.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.5	$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.95%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5360	$1500
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3555	$1137
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.68	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.01	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$9.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$7.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$7.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.7	$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$5.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.75	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.6	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.1	$40.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$85	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.4	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1723	$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17272	$7235

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1927
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1887
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1911
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1901
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1795
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1726
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1861
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1590
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1778
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1855
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1811
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2069
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1666
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1763
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1532
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1830
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1853
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1848
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1490
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1770
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$2088
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1890
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1788
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1551
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1582
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1768
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1667
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1783
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1850
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1803
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1789
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1709
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1455
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1880
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1809
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1623
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1965
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1795
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1798
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1765

Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$526
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$574
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$504
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$547
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$618
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$487
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$828
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$543
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$759
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$719
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$872
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$809
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$910
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$770
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$763
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$814
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$461
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$592
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$399
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$617
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$455
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$731
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$717
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$650
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$522
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$495
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$479
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$503
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$498
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$564
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$517
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$510
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$541
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$617
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$563
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$501
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$635
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$483