Quito vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Quito	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$864	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2221	$5273
🏠 One person rent	$339	$1374
🏘️ Family rent	$572	$2201
🍽️ Food expenses	$326	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.5	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$608	$4362
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	63	82
😀 Quality of life	60	89
🏙️ Population	1.76M	468K

The cost of living in Quito is 62% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6476th and 1363rd ($864 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1143rd 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 0.7 months in Quito compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Quito ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Raleigh ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 5902nd and 219th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Quito	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.94	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.3	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.47	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$5.64
☕ Cappuccino	$3.45	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.13	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$415	$1531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$757	$2619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.6	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.9	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.5	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.04%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1700	$3898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$731	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24	$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.36	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.67	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$4.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.6	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$9.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.93	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.75	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.8	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.3	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$385	$1475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8877	$24243

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Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$557
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$516
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$653
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$672
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$514
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$675
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$827
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$694
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$780
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$731
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$762
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$842
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$953
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$829
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$704
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$707
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$631
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$584
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$524
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$559
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$577
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$850
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$856
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$788
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$606
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$660
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$563
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$705
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$593
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$651
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$617
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$638
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$749
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$769
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$749
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$537
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$862
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$559

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2483
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2280
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2300
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2241
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2063
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2133
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2116
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1842
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2016
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2089
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2212
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2059
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1775
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2027
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2073
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2045
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1909
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2007
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2200
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1863
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2070
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2105
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2007
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1849
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2075
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2031
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1851
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1904
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2003
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2295
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2375
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2129
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2204
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1729