Quito vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Quito	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$902	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2227	$2178
🏠 One person rent	$387	$442
🏘️ Family rent	$657	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$324	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.7	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$561	$846
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	63	82
😀 Quality of life	60	67
🏙️ Population	1.76M	5.38M

The cost of living in Quito is 3% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6126th and 6204th ($902 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Ecuador and Russia, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Quito compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Quito ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 5262nd and 3645th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quito vs Saint Petersburg

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	Quito	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.63	$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.3	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$423	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$780	$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$534	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.6	$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.2	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.6	$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.47%	16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1507	$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1142	$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.6	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.82	$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.54	$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.88	$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.04	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.1	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.99	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$300	$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7183	$6847

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$846
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$979
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1149
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$682
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1378
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1439
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1416
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1447
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1230
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$973
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1389
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1453
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$440
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1120
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1453
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1532
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1123
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1631
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1782
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1499
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1570
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$514
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1936
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1278
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1562
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1360
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2023
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1534
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1447
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$966
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1431
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1363
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1467
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1466
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1414
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1584
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1102
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1525