Quito vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Quito	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$864	$2011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2221	$4813
🏠 One person rent	$339	$1082
🏘️ Family rent	$572	$1874
🍽️ Food expenses	$326	$595
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.5	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$608	$4366
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	63	84
😀 Quality of life	60	94
🏙️ Population	1.76M	633K

The cost of living in Quito is 57% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 6476th and 1987th ($864 vs $2011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th in Ecuador and Germany, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Quito compared to 2.2 months in Stuttgart. Quito ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Stuttgart ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 5902nd and 33rd 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	$4.94	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.3	$83.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.47	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$6.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.45	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.13	$4.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$415	$1057
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$757	$1925
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$1424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.6	$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.9	$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.5	$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.04%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1700	$7341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$731	$4476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$3.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.36	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.67	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.6	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.93	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$58.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.75	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$67
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.8	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.3	$97.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$385	$801
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8877	$18116

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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	$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 Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1817
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1821
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1810
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1820
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1809
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1813
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1807
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1784
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1818
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1788
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1793
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1794
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1788
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1777
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1800
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1769
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1724
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1774
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1764
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1772
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1817
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1896
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1780
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1660
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1893
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1717
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1740
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1521
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1801
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1735
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1807
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1747
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1803
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1773
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1735
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1719
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1771
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1726
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1733