Manchester vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Manchester	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2365	$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5609	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$1445	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$2498	$647
🍽️ Food expenses	$583	$321
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3421	$499
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	90	63
😀 Quality of life	93	57
🏙️ Population	548K	1.76M

The cost of living in Manchester is 162% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 1156th and 6319th ($2365 vs $902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd 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 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 0.6 months in Quito. Manchester ranked 9th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 78th and 6235th 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	$19.7	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.2	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.56	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.53	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1540	$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1148	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2808	$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2033	$541
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$19.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$30.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.2%	10.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4797	$1744
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4525	$745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$120	$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.8	$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.97	$6.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.89	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.4	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.3	$43.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.4	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1658	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21096	$8496

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1818
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1827
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2079
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1904
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2046
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1718
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1907
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1846
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1928
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1496
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1991
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1925
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1841
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1674
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1754
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1861
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1787
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1882
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1951
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1855
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1893
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1519
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1567
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1998
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1940
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1730
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2047
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1888
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1895
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1862

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