Quito vs Seville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Quito	Seville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$884	$1255
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2179	$2767
🏠 One person rent	$367	$680
🏘️ Family rent	$595	$1029
🍽️ Food expenses	$329	$371
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.8	$86.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$683	$1925
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	64	58
😀 Quality of life	55	81
🏙️ Population	1.76M	687K

The cost of living in Quito is 30% less expensive than in Seville. Cities ranked 6124th and 4325th ($884 vs $1255) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 67th in Ecuador and Spain, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Quito compared to 1.5 months in Seville. Quito ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Seville ranked 8th in Spain, while ranked 5845th and 492nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quito vs Seville

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	Quito	Seville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.31	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.96	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$1.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$410	$751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$547
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$719	$1286
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$482	$809
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.8	$61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$93.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.11%	3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1517	$3611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$971	$2095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.1	$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$11.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.42	$3.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.21	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$6.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.31	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.08	$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.82	$8.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.9	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$72.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$81
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8036	$6034

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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 Seville

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1164
32 km or 20 mi	Carmona	$1197
49 km or 31 mi	Almonte	$1165
72 km or 45 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
77 km or 48 mi	Moguer	$1124
77 km or 48 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
82 km or 51 mi	Ecija	$1201
87 km or 54 mi	Huelva	$1081
91 km or 57 mi	Rota	$1358
98 km or 61 mi	Cadiz	$1359
102 km or 63 mi	Ronda	$893
109 km or 67 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
121 km or 75 mi	Cordoba	$1100
130 km or 81 mi	Estepona	$1395
132 km or 82 mi	Antequera	$1178
138 km or 86 mi	Marbella	$2040
140 km or 87 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
147 km or 91 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
147 km or 92 mi	Algeciras	$889
148 km or 92 mi	Mijas	$1353
150 km or 93 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
150 km or 93 mi	Tavira	$1373
153 km or 95 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
154 km or 96 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
156 km or 97 mi	Tarifa	$1196
158 km or 98 mi	Malaga	$1430
164 km or 102 mi	Loja	$1316
169 km or 105 mi	Olhao	$1291
173 km or 108 mi	Merida	$1126
177 km or 110 mi	Ceuta	$1141
177 km or 110 mi	Faro	$1263
178 km or 110 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
178 km or 111 mi	Tangier	$679
182 km or 113 mi	Martos	$1204
182 km or 113 mi	Beja	$905
182 km or 113 mi	Alcala la Real	$2087
182 km or 113 mi	Loule	$1415
188 km or 117 mi	Badajoz	$1014
198 km or 123 mi	Jaen	$930
203 km or 126 mi	Albufeira	$1950