Quito vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Quito	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$902	$2317
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2281	$5372
🏠 One person rent	$378	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$647	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$321	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.2	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$499	$4411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	63	82
😀 Quality of life	57	89
🏙️ Population	1.76M	468K

The cost of living in Quito is 61% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6319th and 1246th ($902 vs $2317) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1054th in Ecuador and the United States, respectively. Check Ecuador vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Quito compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Quito ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Raleigh ranked 64th in the United States, while ranked 6235th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quito vs Raleigh

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	Quito	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.03	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.8	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.92	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$5.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$6.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$438	$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$1149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$783	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$541	$1919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.7	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.4	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.6%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1744	$3603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$745	$2208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.7	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.72	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$5.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.95	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.65	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.9	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.95	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.8	$137
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$332	$1374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8496	$24650

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Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$569
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$538
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$656
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$640
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$510
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$637
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$847
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$663
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$785
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$755
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$814
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$905
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$1029
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$822
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$734
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$716
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$606
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$584
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$514
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$594
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$590
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$829
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$825
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$746
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$592
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$668
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$537
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$714
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$605
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$660
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$619
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$650
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$719
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$738
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$709
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$529
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$789
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$547

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736