Paris vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Paris	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2517	$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5700	$2247
🏠 One person rent	$1497	$363
🏘️ Family rent	$2629	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$316
🚐 Transport expenses	$279	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3732	$485
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	99	62
😀 Quality of life	97	57
🏙️ Population	2.15M	1.76M

The cost of living in Paris is 185% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 843rd and 6318th ($2517 vs $882) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in France and Ecuador, respectively. Check France vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Paris compared to 0.5 months in Quito. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 18th and 6166th 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	$16.9	$4.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.44	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$5.07	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1610	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1211	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2936	$744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$19.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$29.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	11.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13420	$1599
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9330	$888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.89	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$26.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.52	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$8.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$8.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$6.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.46	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.56	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.54	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$7.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$45.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$112	$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$792	$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15084	$9282

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488

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