Quito vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Quito	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$902	$2063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2227	$4878
🏠 One person rent	$387	$1179
🏘️ Family rent	$657	$2118
🍽️ Food expenses	$324	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.7	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$561	$3356
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	63	84
😀 Quality of life	60	92
🏙️ Population	1.76M	633K

The cost of living in Quito is 56% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 6126th and 1692nd ($902 vs $2063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Ecuador and Germany, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Quito compared to 1.6 months in Stuttgart. Quito ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Stuttgart ranked 14th in Germany, while ranked 5262nd and 74th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quito vs Stuttgart

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	Quito	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.63	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.3	$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$5.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$3.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$423	$1120
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$780	$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$534	$1630
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.6	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.2	$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.6	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.47%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1507	$7028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1142	$5083
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.6	$54.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$27.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.82	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.54	$9.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.88	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$2.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.04	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.1	$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.99	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$65.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$97.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$300	$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7183	$16244

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Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$528
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$574
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$504
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$545
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$618
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$488
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$827
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$544
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$760
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$722
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$870
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$808
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$910
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$770
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$761
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$813
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$462
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$594
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$398
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$617
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$454
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$733
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$718
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$652
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$520
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$495
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$477
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$504
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$498
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$564
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$517
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$509
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$541
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$619
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$562
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$501
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$641
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$483

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1831
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1829
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1815
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1818
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1796
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1807
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1793
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1758
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1781
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1787
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1782
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1756
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1760
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1759
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1737
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1726
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1629
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1722
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1709
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1760
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1704
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1914
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1730
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1512
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1711
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1608
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1675
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1298
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1783
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1661
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1831
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1698
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1748
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1692
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1581
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1668
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1772
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1669
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1671