Munich vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Munich	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2463	$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5699	$2247
🏠 One person rent	$1467	$363
🏘️ Family rent	$2572	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$316
🚐 Transport expenses	$237	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3954	$485
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	90	62
😀 Quality of life	94	57
🏙️ Population	1.51M	1.76M

The cost of living in Munich is 179% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 920th and 6318th ($2463 vs $882) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Germany and Ecuador, respectively. Check Germany vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Munich compared to 0.5 months in Quito. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 61st and 6166th 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	$19.1	$4.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.9	$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.05	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1546	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1155	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2816	$744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$19.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$294	$29.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.03%	11.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13232	$1599
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9526	$888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.77	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.9	$26.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.32	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$8.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$8.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.4	$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.75	$6.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.71	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$7.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.8	$45.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14492	$9282

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1966
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1956
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1934
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1905
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1876
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1731
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1842
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1757
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1725
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1854
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1784
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1841
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1298
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1826
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1790
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1954
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1848
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1745
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1664
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1851
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1659
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1655
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1671
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1807
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1597
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2083
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1585
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1917
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1675
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1706
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1720
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1725
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1654
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1657
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1654
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1904
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1730

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