Quito vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Quito Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person
$864
$2439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2221
$5447
🏠 One person rent
$339
$1383
🏘️ Family rent
$572
$2366
🍽️ Food expenses
$326
$651
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.5
$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$608
$3766
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
63
95
😀 Quality of life
60
95
🏙️ Population
1.76M
985K

The cost of living in Quito is 65% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 6476th and 1008th ($864 vs $2439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Ecuador and Sweden, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Quito compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Quito ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 5902nd and 19th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Quito vs Stockholm

Prices for goods and services in Quito and Stockholm are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Quito Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.94
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.3
$88.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.47
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$7.68
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$1658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$1052
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$757
$2807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$457
$1877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.6
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.9
$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.04%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1700
$11775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$731
$6727
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$3.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.36
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.93
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.26
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.75
$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$33.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.3
$116
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$385
$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8877
$17265

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Quito

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Santo Domingo
$592
77 km or 48 mi Ibarra
$557
114 km or 71 mi Ambato
$516
138 km or 86 mi Quevedo
$653
151 km or 94 mi Ipiales
$672
163 km or 101 mi Riobamba
$514
183 km or 114 mi Esmeraldas
$613
210 km or 130 mi Pasto
$675
210 km or 130 mi Babahoyo
$827
227 km or 141 mi Tumaco
$694
235 km or 146 mi Portoviejo
$780
244 km or 152 mi Milagro
$731
258 km or 161 mi Manta
$762
262 km or 163 mi Duran
$842
267 km or 166 mi Guayaquil
$953
303 km or 188 mi Cuenca
$829
307 km or 191 mi Montanita
$704
348 km or 216 mi La Libertad
$707
364 km or 226 mi Popayan
$631
376 km or 233 mi Machala
$584
381 km or 237 mi Florencia
$524
426 km or 265 mi Loja
$559
430 km or 267 mi Tumbes
$577
463 km or 288 mi Cali
$850
484 km or 301 mi Buenaventura
$856
484 km or 301 mi Palmira
$788
501 km or 311 mi Neiva
$606
516 km or 321 mi Mancora
$660
543 km or 337 mi Tulua
$563
574 km or 357 mi Talara
$705
575 km or 357 mi Sullana
$593
602 km or 374 mi Piura
$651
610 km or 379 mi Jaen
$617
611 km or 380 mi Paita
$638
616 km or 383 mi Armenia
$749
623 km or 387 mi Cartago
$769
631 km or 392 mi Salento
$749
635 km or 395 mi Ibague
$537
641 km or 398 mi Pereira
$862
650 km or 404 mi Girardot
$559

Cities near Stockholm

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi Solna
$2014
5.2 km or 3.3 mi Lidingo
$1211
13 km or 7.9 mi Taby
$1789
16 km or 9.9 mi Sollentuna
$1979
21 km or 13 mi Tumba
$1794
21 km or 13 mi Akersberga
$1672
31 km or 19 mi Sodertalje
$1842
35 km or 22 mi Marsta
$1644
35 km or 22 mi Sigtuna
$1659
63 km or 39 mi Uppsala
$1625
87 km or 54 mi Nykoping
$1583
92 km or 57 mi Eskilstuna
$1463
92 km or 57 mi Vasteras
$1507
105 km or 65 mi Sala
$1363
138 km or 86 mi Norrkoping
$1269
158 km or 98 mi Gavle
$1303
163 km or 101 mi Orebro
$1251
174 km or 108 mi Linkoping
$1543
185 km or 115 mi Ludvika
$1337
190 km or 118 mi Visby
$1498
195 km or 121 mi Borlange
$1298
195 km or 121 mi Falun
$1810
253 km or 157 mi Mariestad
$1479
258 km or 161 mi Karlstad
$1481
262 km or 163 mi Raisio
$1531
264 km or 164 mi Skovde
$1503
265 km or 165 mi Turku
$1560
268 km or 167 mi Kaarina
$1529
271 km or 168 mi Mora
$1625
274 km or 170 mi Vetlanda
$1535
275 km or 171 mi Rauma
$1370
281 km or 175 mi Kuressaare
$1225
284 km or 177 mi Jonkoping
$1490
297 km or 184 mi Ventspils
$932
306 km or 190 mi Salo
$1535
310 km or 193 mi Raseborg
$1597
312 km or 194 mi Arvika
$1423
313 km or 195 mi Kalmar
$1629
315 km or 196 mi Pori
$1416
332 km or 206 mi Vaxjo
$1464