Melbourne vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Melbourne	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2496	$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6197	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$1388	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$2468	$647
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$321
🚐 Transport expenses	$346	$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4328	$499
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	63
😀 Quality of life	100	57
🏙️ Population	5.35M	1.76M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 177% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 893rd and 6319th ($2496 vs $902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Australia and Ecuador, respectively. Check Australia vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Melbourne compared to 0.6 months in Quito. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 1st and 6235th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Quito

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	Melbourne	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.7	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.06	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1549	$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1138	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2861	$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$541
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$19.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$30.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.61%	10.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7481	$1744
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6465	$745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.92	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$6.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.8	$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.9	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.3	$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.88	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$43.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2232	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26129	$8496

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172

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