Memphis vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Memphis	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1874	$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4389	$2179
🏠 One person rent	$1092	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$1592	$595
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3516	$683
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	67	64
😀 Quality of life	87	55
🏙️ Population	633K	1.76M

The cost of living in Memphis is 112% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 2179th and 6124th ($1874 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1817th and 3rd 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 1.9 months in Memphis compared to 0.8 months in Quito. Memphis ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 279th and 5845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Memphis vs Quito

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	Memphis	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.59	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.47	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.05	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.5	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$883	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1292	$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.8	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1489	$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1490	$971
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.2	$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.6	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.14	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$8.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.63	$7.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.07	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$6.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.4	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1469	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27369	$8036

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2134
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$2062
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2070
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1865
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2077
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2268
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2117
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$2009
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1781
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1874
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2048
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1717
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1946
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1831
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1882
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1645
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1830
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1930
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1617
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1856
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1999
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1350
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1989
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1958
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1828
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1774
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1806
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1943
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1649
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1728
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2031
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1839
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1772
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2075
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2607
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1438
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1322
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1855
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2738

Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$519
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$573
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$531
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$538
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$514
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$823
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$571
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$716
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$697
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$990
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$806
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$925
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$758
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$766
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$816
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$477
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$569
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$410
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$600
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$463
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$748
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$742
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$666
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$557
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$505
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$513
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$513
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$505
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$548
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$518
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$598
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$649
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$605
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$529
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$680
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$493