Quito vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Quito	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$902	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2281	$3949
🏠 One person rent	$378	$1040
🏘️ Family rent	$647	$1718
🍽️ Food expenses	$321	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.2	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$499	$1578
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	63	19
😀 Quality of life	57	67
🏙️ Population	1.76M	955K

The cost of living in Quito is 49% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 6319th and 2952nd ($902 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 12th in Ecuador and Spain, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Quito compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Quito ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Tenerife ranked 79th in Spain, while ranked 6235th and 4756th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quito vs Tenerife

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	Quito	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.03	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.8	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.92	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$438	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$783	$1884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$541	$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.7	$71.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.4	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.6%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1744	$4092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$745	$2841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.7	$41.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.72	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.95	$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7	$8.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.65	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.9	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.95	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.8	$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$332	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8496	$6610

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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	$569
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$538
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$656
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$640
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$510
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$637
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$847
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$663
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$785
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$755
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$814
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$905
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$1029
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$822
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$734
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$716
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$606
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$584
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$514
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$594
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$590
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$829
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$825
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$746
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$592
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$668
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$537
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$714
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$605
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$660
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$619
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$650
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$719
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$738
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$709
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$529
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$789
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$547

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1694
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1697
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1388
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$635
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1628
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1682
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1622
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1627
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1629
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$617
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$647
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$599
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$692
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$539
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$769
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$558
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$513
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$732
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$482
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$671
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$773
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$598
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$659
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$612
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$589
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1772
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1432
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1510
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1545
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1979
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1471
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1581
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1490