Quito vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Quito	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2247	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$363	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$633	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$316	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.6	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$485	$701
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	62	95
😀 Quality of life	57	69
🏙️ Population	1.76M	11.5M

The cost of living in Quito is 16% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6318th and 5192nd ($882 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Ecuador and Brazil, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Quito compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Quito ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 6166th and 4142nd 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	$4.97	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.2	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.76	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$410	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$744	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.2	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.16%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1599	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$888	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.9	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.4	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.7	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.23	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.93	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.6	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.06	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.75	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.01	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.5	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.8	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$286	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9282	$15428

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Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$585
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$542
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$649
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$604
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$509
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$606
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$608
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$841
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$622
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$776
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$745
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$859
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$869
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$1006
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$780
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$728
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$712
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$572
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$587
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$489
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$601
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$582
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$759
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$782
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$693
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$565
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$656
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$511
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$704
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$596
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$648
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$609
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$638
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$667
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$679
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$655
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$506
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$730
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$515

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666