Quito vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Quito	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$884	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2179	$1737
🏠 One person rent	$367	$293
🏘️ Family rent	$595	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$329	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.8	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$683	$374
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	64	56
😀 Quality of life	55	57
🏙️ Population	1.76M	2.42M

The cost of living in Quito is 25% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 6124th and 6861st ($884 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 25th in Ecuador and Brazil, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Quito compared to 0.5 months in Salvador. Quito ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Salvador ranked 7th in Brazil, while ranked 5845th and 5641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quito vs Salvador

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	Quito	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.31	$5.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.96	$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$410	$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$719	$485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$482	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.8	$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.11%	10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1517	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$971	$610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.1	$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$8.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.42	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.21	$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.31	$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.08	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.82	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.9	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8036	$10392

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Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$519
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$573
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$531
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$538
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$514
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$823
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$571
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$716
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$697
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$990
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$806
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$925
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$758
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$766
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$816
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$477
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$569
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$410
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$600
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$463
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$748
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$742
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$666
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$557
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$505
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$513
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$513
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$505
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$548
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$518
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$598
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$649
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$605
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$529
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$680
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$493

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$565
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$564
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$538
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$540
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$530
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$542
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$490
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$444
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$565
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$527
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$510
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$512
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$560
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$522
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$567
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$517
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$591
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$428
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$531
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$667
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$531
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$610
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$572
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$547
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$547
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$534
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$503
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$548
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$529
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$545
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$554
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677