Perth vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Perth	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2075	$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4845	$2179
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$595
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3655	$683
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	93	64
😀 Quality of life	98	55
🏙️ Population	2.14M	1.76M

The cost of living in Perth is 135% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 1654th and 6124th ($2075 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd in Australia and Ecuador, respectively. Check Australia vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Perth compared to 0.8 months in Quito. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 6th and 5845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Quito

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	Perth	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.8	$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.05	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.57	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1325	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2282	$719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1602	$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.8	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4862	$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3869	$971
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$8.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.6	$7.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.96	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$6.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.8	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1852	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11252	$8036

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1668
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645

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