Munich vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Munich	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2332	$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5652	$2227
🏠 One person rent	$1380	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$2574	$657
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$324
🚐 Transport expenses	$219	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3717	$561
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	91	63
😀 Quality of life	94	60
🏙️ Population	1.51M	1.76M

The cost of living in Munich is 159% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 1056th and 6126th ($2332 vs $902) 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 0.6 months in Quito. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 54th and 5262nd 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	$17.1	$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.8	$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.12	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$4.67	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1433	$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1107	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2772	$780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2147	$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$44.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.3	$29.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	11.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12629	$1507
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9154	$1142
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.13	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.1	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$7.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$7.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.51	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.36	$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$5.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$6.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$23	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1009	$300
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19483	$7183

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1886
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1838
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1869
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1837
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1817
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1805
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1782
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1686
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1777
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1688
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1643
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1871
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1664
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1650
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1224
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1655
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1717
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1714
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1646
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1657
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1614
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1652
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1536
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1618
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1589
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1751
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1606
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2024
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1630
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1619
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1783
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1612
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1740
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1665
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1607
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1606
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1668
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1778
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1668

Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$528
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$574
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$504
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$545
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$618
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$488
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$827
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$544
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$760
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$722
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$870
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$808
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$910
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$770
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$761
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$813
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$462
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$594
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$398
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$617
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$454
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$733
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$718
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$652
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$520
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$495
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$477
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$504
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$498
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$564
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$517
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$509
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$541
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$619
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$562
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$501
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$641
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$483