Oakland vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Oakland	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2968	$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8022	$2179
🏠 One person rent	$1832	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$4049	$595
🍽️ Food expenses	$798	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5520	$683
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	97	64
😀 Quality of life	94	55
🏙️ Population	441K	1.76M

The cost of living in Oakland is 236% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 182nd and 6124th ($2968 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 159th and 3rd 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 1.9 months in Oakland compared to 0.8 months in Quito. Oakland ranked 4th best city to live in the United States vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 38th and 5845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oakland vs Quito

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	Oakland	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30.1	$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.3	$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.96	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.59	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1826	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1533	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4410	$719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3547	$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$259	$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.5	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7152	$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7023	$971
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.25	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.8	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.73	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$8.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.82	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.97	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$7.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.2	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$6.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$178	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2719	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18963	$8036

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3364
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2888
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2963
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2929
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3905
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2888
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3004
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$2999
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3785
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3190
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$3045
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2840
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3195
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3226
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3269
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2780
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2778
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3466
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3678
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3183
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3002
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2767
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3059
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3997
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3657
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3344
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2412
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3060
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3649
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3187
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3326

Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$519
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$573
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$531
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$538
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$514
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$823
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$571
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$716
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$697
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$990
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$806
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$925
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$758
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$766
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$816
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$477
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$569
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$410
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$600
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$463
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$748
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$742
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$666
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$557
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$505
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$513
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$513
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$505
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$548
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$518
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$598
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$649
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$605
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$529
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$680
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$493