Quito vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quito Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$864
$1972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2221
$4629
🏠 One person rent
$339
$1099
🏘️ Family rent
$572
$1926
🍽️ Food expenses
$326
$525
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.5
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$608
$2041
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
63
91
😀 Quality of life
60
91
🏙️ Population
1.76M
2.75M

The cost of living in Quito is 56% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 6476th and 2104th ($864 vs $1972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Ecuador and Italy, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Quito compared to 1 months in Rome. Quito ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 5902nd and 134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quito vs Rome

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Quito Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.94
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.3
$63.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.47
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$6.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$757
$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$457
$1571
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.6
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.9
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.04%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1700
$8628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$731
$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$5.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.36
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.93
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.26
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.75
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$107
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.3
$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$385
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8877
$14156

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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 Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1179
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1779
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1707
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1512
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1425
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1417
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1400
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1683
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1436
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1367
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1128
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1166
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1173
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1322
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1474
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1421
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1316
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1212
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1383
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1473
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1296
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1217
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1215
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1395
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1240
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1407
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1346
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1429
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1385
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1645
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1048
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1480
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1570
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1413
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1305
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1476
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1201
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1431
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1685
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1330