Milwaukee vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Milwaukee	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2046	$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5001	$2247
🏠 One person rent	$1179	$363
🏘️ Family rent	$1923	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$316
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3707	$485
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	82	62
😀 Quality of life	91	57
🏙️ Population	577K	1.76M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 132% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 1864th and 6318th ($2046 vs $882) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1525th and 2nd 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 1.8 months in Milwaukee compared to 0.5 months in Quito. Milwaukee ranked 55th best city to live in the United States vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 195th and 6166th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Quito

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	Milwaukee	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.5	$4.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.2	$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.96	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1315	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2336	$744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1539	$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$19.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$29.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.5	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	11.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1953	$1599
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1705	$888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.6	$26.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.09	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$8.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$8.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$6.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.55	$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$7.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$165	$45.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.6	$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.6	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1808	$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23971	$9282

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1915
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1973
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1915
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1915
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1904
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$1973
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1943
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1948
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$1966
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1964
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1919
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1973
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2032
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1941
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2030
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2089
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1957
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1826
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2355
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2368
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2375
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2340
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1763
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2368
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2394
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2434
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2119
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1849
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2220
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2373
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2528
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2392
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2412
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2508
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2426
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2399

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