Quito vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Quito	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$884	$2033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2179	$4826
🏠 One person rent	$367	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$595	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$329	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.8	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$683	$4114
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	64	81
😀 Quality of life	55	91
🏙️ Population	1.76M	1.43M

The cost of living in Quito is 57% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 6124th and 1745th ($884 vs $2033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1531st 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 0.8 months in Quito compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Quito ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs San Antonio ranked 20th in the United States, while ranked 5845th and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quito vs San Antonio

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	Quito	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.31	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.96	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$410	$1268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$719	$2285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$482	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.8	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.11%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1517	$4263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$971	$2070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.1	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.42	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.21	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.31	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.08	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.82	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.9	$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$1134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8036	$16552

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2132
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2182
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2224
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2152
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2455
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2260
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2163
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2192
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2215
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1969
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1986
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$726
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1767
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2134
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1877
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1964
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1646
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$759
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$625
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1944
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1853
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2230
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2087
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2732
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1799
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2108
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2133