Quito vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Quito	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$884	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2179	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$367	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$595	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$329	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.8	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$683	$4749
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	64	82
😀 Quality of life	55	88
🏙️ Population	1.76M	468K

The cost of living in Quito is 63% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6124th and 972nd ($884 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 892nd 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 0.8 months in Quito compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Quito ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 5845th and 221st 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	$5.31	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.96	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$410	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$719	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$482	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.8	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.11%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1517	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$971	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.1	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.42	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.21	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.31	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.08	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.82	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.9	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8036	$21914

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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

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682