Miami vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Miami	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3075	$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7229	$2179
🏠 One person rent	$2042	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$3813	$595
🍽️ Food expenses	$708	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3944	$683
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	85	64
😀 Quality of life	90	55
🏙️ Population	442K	1.76M

The cost of living in Miami is 248% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 119th and 6124th ($3075 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 107th 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 1.3 months in Miami compared to 0.8 months in Quito. Miami ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 140th and 5845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Miami vs Quito

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	Miami	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.6	$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.6	$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.68	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2424	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1740	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3298	$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.1	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6403	$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3960	$971
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.7	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.89	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$8.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.46	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$7.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.79	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.4	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$6.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$151	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.2	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$50	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1399	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23889	$8036

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Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2381
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2660
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2553
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2731
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2732
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2805
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3016
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3092
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2710
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2783
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2681
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2664
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2701
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2590
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2682
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2611
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2616
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4044
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2631
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2679
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2683
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2597
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2667
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2888
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2643
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2754
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2414
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2882

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