Manchester vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manchester	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5312	$2247
🏠 One person rent	$1378	$363
🏘️ Family rent	$2219	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$316
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3266	$485
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	91	62
😀 Quality of life	93	57
🏙️ Population	548K	1.76M

The cost of living in Manchester is 157% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 1330th and 6318th ($2265 vs $882) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th 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 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 0.5 months in Quito. Manchester ranked 10th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 107th and 6166th 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	$17.3	$4.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.5	$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.26	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1050	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1770	$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$19.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$29.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	11.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5680	$1599
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3963	$888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$120	$26.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$8.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$8.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.7	$6.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.91	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$7.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$45.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.1	$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1945	$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20873	$9282

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1759
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1788
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2040
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2011
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1723
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1828
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1680
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1873
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1866
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1883
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1513
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1834
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1968
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1887
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1783
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1578
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1652
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1822
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1746
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1833
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1850
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1832
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1507
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1937
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1890
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2023
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1834
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1804

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