Quito vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Quito	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$884	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2179	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$367	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$595	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$329	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.8	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$683	$581
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	64	95
😀 Quality of life	55	65
🏙️ Population	1.76M	11.5M

The cost of living in Quito is 9% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6124th and 5654th ($884 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st 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 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Quito ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 5845th and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quito vs Sao Paulo

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	Quito	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.31	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.96	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$410	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$719	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$482	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.8	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.11%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1517	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$971	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.1	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.42	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.21	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.31	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.08	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.82	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.9	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8036	$14254

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611