Quito vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Quito	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$884	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2179	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$367	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$595	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$329	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.8	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$683	$372
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	64	95
😀 Quality of life	55	62
🏙️ Population	1.76M	6.21M

The cost of living in Quito is 4% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 6124th and 5954th ($884 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Ecuador and Brazil, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Quito compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Quito ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 5845th and 4857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quito vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Quito	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.31	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.96	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$410	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$719	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$482	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.8	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.11%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1517	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$971	$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.1	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.42	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.21	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.31	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.08	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.82	$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.9	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8036	$10819

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562