Quito vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Quito	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$902	$2656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2227	$6191
🏠 One person rent	$387	$1670
🏘️ Family rent	$657	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$324	$678
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.7	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$561	$4470
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	63	54
😀 Quality of life	60	87
🏙️ Population	1.76M	525K

The cost of living in Quito is 66% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 6126th and 501st ($902 vs $2656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 443rd 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 0.6 months in Quito compared to 1.7 months in Sacramento. Quito ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Sacramento ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 5262nd and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quito vs Sacramento

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	Quito	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.63	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.3	$74.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$7.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$423	$1688
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$1409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$780	$3018
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$534	$2447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.6	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.2	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.6	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.47%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1507	$4303
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1142	$4091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.6	$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$4.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.82	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.54	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.88	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.04	$4.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.1	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.99	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$300	$1525
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7183	$30262

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2562
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2593
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2678
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2722
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2729
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2757
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2839
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2929
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2667
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2553
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2861
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2613
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2724
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3171
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2593
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3186
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3509
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2718
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2254
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2907
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2194
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3105
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2890
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2934
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3510
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2845
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2726
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2714
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2885
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2557
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2561
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3088
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2250
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2949
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2831
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$2922
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2851