Paris vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Paris	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2267	$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5517	$2179
🏠 One person rent	$1318	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$2636	$595
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$253	$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3146	$683
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	99	64
😀 Quality of life	95	55
🏙️ Population	2.15M	1.76M

The cost of living in Paris is 157% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 1222nd and 6124th ($2267 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in France and Ecuador, respectively. Check France vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Paris compared to 0.8 months in Quito. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 25th and 5845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Quito

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	Paris	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.6	$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.55	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.52	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.89	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1388	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1086	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3084	$719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2210	$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.66%	11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12726	$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8943	$971
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.63	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.2	$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.05	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$8.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.63	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$7.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.09	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.78	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$6.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$738	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16193	$8036

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293

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