Quito vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Quito	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2247	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$363	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$633	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$316	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.6	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$485	$4008
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	62	99
😀 Quality of life	57	100
🏙️ Population	1.76M	5.45M

The cost of living in Quito is 67% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6318th and 649th ($882 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Ecuador and Australia, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Quito compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Quito ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6166th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quito vs Sydney

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	Quito	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.97	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.2	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.76	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$410	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$744	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.2	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.16%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1599	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$888	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.9	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.4	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.7	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.23	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.93	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.6	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.06	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.75	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.01	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.5	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.8	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$286	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9282	$19140

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Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$585
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$542
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$649
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$604
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$509
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$606
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$608
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$841
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$622
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$776
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$745
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$859
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$869
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$1006
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$780
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$728
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$712
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$572
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$587
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$489
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$601
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$582
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$759
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$782
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$693
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$565
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$656
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$511
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$704
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$596
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$648
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$609
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$638
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$667
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$679
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$655
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$506
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$730
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$515

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710