Quito vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Quito	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$902	$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2227	$4293
🏠 One person rent	$387	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$657	$1751
🍽️ Food expenses	$324	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.7	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$561	$1885
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	63	92
😀 Quality of life	60	86
🏙️ Population	1.76M	2.75M

The cost of living in Quito is 48% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 6126th and 2722nd ($902 vs $1750) 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 0.6 months in Quito compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Quito ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 5262nd and 294th 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	$5.63	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.3	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$5.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$423	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$780	$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$534	$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.6	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.2	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.6	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.47%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1507	$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1142	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.6	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.82	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.54	$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.88	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.04	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.1	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.99	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$123
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$300	$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7183	$10781

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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	$528
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$574
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$504
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$545
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$618
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$488
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$827
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$544
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$760
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$722
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$870
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$808
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$910
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$770
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$761
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$813
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$462
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$594
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$398
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$617
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$454
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$733
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$718
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$652
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$520
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$495
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$477
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$504
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$498
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$564
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$517
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$509
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$541
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$619
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$562
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$501
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$641
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$483

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262