Munich vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Munich	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2188	$851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5197	$2169
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$339
🏘️ Family rent	$2400	$594
🍽️ Food expenses	$507	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3867	$479
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	91	63
😀 Quality of life	94	61
🏙️ Population	1.49M	2.01M

The cost of living in Munich is 157% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 1315th and 6208th ($2188 vs $851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Germany and Ecuador, respectively. Check Germany vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Munich compared to 0.6 months in Quito. Munich ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Quito ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 48th and 5206th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Quito

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	Munich	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$34.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.78	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1028	$250
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2472	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1982	$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$25.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$276	$41.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.1	$32.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.53%	12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11808	$1617
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8614	$1286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.02	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53	$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.29	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$7.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.31	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.57	$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$74.8	$52.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.8	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.5	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$922	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18334	$7844

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1803
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1758
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1794
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1763
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1755
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1748
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1728
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1603
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1698
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1608
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1576
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1733
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1634
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1668
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1206
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1660
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1646
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1751
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1663
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1560
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1537
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1663
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1481
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1533
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1517
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1575
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1505
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1937
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1516
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1568
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1720
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1585
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1438
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1582
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1487
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1546
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1585
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1691
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1599

Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$775
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$536
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$570
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$638
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$515
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$547
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$612
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$511
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$834
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$533
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$642
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$731
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$870
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$801
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$903
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$790
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$754
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$814
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$455
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$603
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$416
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$637
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$472
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$720
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$552
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$648
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$507
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$514
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$493
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$532
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$543
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$592
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$504
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$551
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$551
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$639
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$567
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$525
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$639
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$416