Quito vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quito San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2179
$7974
🏠 One person rent
$367
$2311
🏘️ Family rent
$595
$4175
🍽️ Food expenses
$329
$743
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.8
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$683
$5531
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
64
87
😀 Quality of life
55
91
🏙️ Population
1.76M
1.39M

The cost of living in Quito is 74% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 6124th and 36th ($884 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 32nd 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 1.6 months in San Diego. Quito ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs San Diego ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 5845th and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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Quito San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.31
$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$8.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.14
$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$719
$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$482
$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.8
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.3
$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.11%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1517
$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$971
$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.42
$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.58
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.26
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.21
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.31
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.08
$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.9
$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.82
$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.9
$130
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$276
$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8036
$28706

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$538
183 km or 114 mi Esmeraldas
$610
210 km or 130 mi Pasto
$514
210 km or 130 mi Babahoyo
$823
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$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

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$3065
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$2914
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$3017
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$2916
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$2911
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$2964
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$3043
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$1047
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2898
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$2930
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$3124
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$912
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$910
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$3279
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$2917
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$3273
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2834
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$3199
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$2907
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$2637
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2945
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$3109
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$2936
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$2732
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$2950
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$2763
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$3188
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$2996
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$2578
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$880
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$2694
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$3496
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$3082
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2971
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$3326
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$3020
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$2764
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