Perth vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Perth	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2292	$851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5119	$2169
🏠 One person rent	$1352	$339
🏘️ Family rent	$2099	$594
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3624	$479
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	93	63
😀 Quality of life	96	61
🏙️ Population	2.14M	2.01M

The cost of living in Perth is 169% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 1068th and 6208th ($2292 vs $851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd in Australia and Ecuador, respectively. Check Australia vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Perth compared to 0.6 months in Quito. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Quito ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 10th and 5206th 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	$14.2	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.6	$34.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.56	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1464	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1088	$250
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2313	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1714	$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$25.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$41.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$32.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7584	$1617
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6088	$1286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.26	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.03	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.86	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.39	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.1	$52.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.8	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.2	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1668	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12548	$7844

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1601
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2052
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1612
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1761
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1635
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1444
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2180
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1462
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$502
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$546
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$361
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$870
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$873
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1327
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$556
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1317
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1859
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1688
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$427
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$383
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1708
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1658
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1746
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$403
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$469
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$439
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$454
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2356
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1702
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$505
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1707
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$506
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$440
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$459
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1693

Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$775
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$536
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$570
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$638
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$515
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$547
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$612
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$511
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$834
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$533
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$642
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$731
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$870
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$801
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$903
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$790
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$754
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$814
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$455
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$603
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$416
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$637
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$472
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$720
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$552
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$648
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$507
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$514
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$493
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$532
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$543
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$592
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$504
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$551
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$551
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$639
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$567
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$525
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$639
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$416