Quito vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Quito	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$851	$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2169	$2103
🏠 One person rent	$339	$389
🏘️ Family rent	$594	$788
🍽️ Food expenses	$314	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.7	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$479	$733
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	63	82
😀 Quality of life	61	66
🏙️ Population	2.01M	5.38M

The cost of living in Quito is 5% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6208th and 6353rd ($851 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd 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 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Quito ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 5206th and 4239th 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	$5.06	$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.9	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.54	$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.98	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$474	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.9	$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.8	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.5	$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.83%	11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1617	$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1286	$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.7	$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$6.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.38	$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.98	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.74	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.03	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.66	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.1	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$261	$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7844	$6504

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Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$775
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$536
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$570
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$638
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$515
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$547
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$612
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$511
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$834
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$533
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$642
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$731
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$870
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$801
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$903
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$790
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$754
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$814
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$455
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$603
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$416
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$637
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$472
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$720
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$552
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$648
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$507
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$514
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$493
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$532
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$543
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$592
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$504
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$551
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$551
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$639
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$567
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$525
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$639
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$416

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$814
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$906
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1121
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$694
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1358
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$933
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1366
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1349
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1376
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1218
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$920
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1330
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1277
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$461
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1163
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1396
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1491
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1089
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1632
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1736
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1403
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1498
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$532
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1825
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1194
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1499
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1291
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1907
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1464
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1335
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$909
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1519
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1317
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1257
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1414
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1475
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1363
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$982
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1438