Moscow vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1438
$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3409
$2247
🏠 One person rent
$864
$363
🏘️ Family rent
$1523
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$316
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$881
$485
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
96
62
😀 Quality of life
73
57
🏙️ Population
13.3M
1.76M

The cost of living in Moscow is 63% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 4141st and 6318th ($1438 vs $882) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Russia and Ecuador, respectively. Check Russia vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Moscow compared to 0.5 months in Quito. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 2664th and 6166th among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.3
$4.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.18
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.27
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.47
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1183
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2170
$744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.2
$19.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$29.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.08
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.47%
11.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9466
$1599
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4008
$888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$26.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.62
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$8.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$8.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.17
$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.09
$6.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.4
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.34
$7.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$45.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.45
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$688
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15272
$9282

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$914
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772

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