Quito vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Quito	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$851	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2169	$2664
🏠 One person rent	$339	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$594	$881
🍽️ Food expenses	$314	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.7	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$479	$460
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	63	95
😀 Quality of life	61	64
🏙️ Population	2.01M	12.4M

The cost of living in Quito is 18% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6208th and 5031st ($851 vs $1042) 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 0.6 months in Quito compared to 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. Quito ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 5206th and 4799th 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	$5.06	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.9	$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.54	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$2.98	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$474	$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.9	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.8	$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.5	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.83%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1617	$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1286	$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.7	$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.38	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.98	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.74	$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.03	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.66	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.1	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$261	$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7844	$12031

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Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$775
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$536
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$570
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$638
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$515
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$547
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$612
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$511
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$834
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$533
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$642
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$731
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$870
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$801
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$903
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$790
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$754
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$814
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$455
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$603
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$416
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$637
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$472
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$720
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$552
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$648
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$507
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$514
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$493
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$532
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$543
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$592
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$504
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$551
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$551
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$639
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$567
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$525
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$639
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$416

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$733
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$744
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$680
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$690
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$711
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$669
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$674
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$645
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$680
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$651
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$652
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$680
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$662
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$677
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$678
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$662
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$657
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$813
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$649
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$678
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$659