Quito vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quito Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$882
$2457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2247
$5641
🏠 One person rent
$363
$1547
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$2678
🍽️ Food expenses
$316
$613
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$485
$3278
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
62
78
😀 Quality of life
57
93
🏙️ Population
1.76M
662K

The cost of living in Quito is 64% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 6318th and 931st ($882 vs $2457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Ecuador and Canada, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Quito compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Quito ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Vancouver ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 6166th and 87th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quito vs Vancouver

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Quito Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.97
$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$64.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$5.74
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$1697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$1379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$744
$3105
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$533
$2409
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.2
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.8
$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.16%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1599
$9732
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$888
$7029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.9
$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.4
$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.31
$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.93
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.06
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.01
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.5
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$1240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9282
$19787

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$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

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$2379
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2172
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2412
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$2325
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2297
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2488
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$1952
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2361
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1987
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1791
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2443
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1842
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2079
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2114
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2414
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2419
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2762
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2480
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2644
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1812
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2603
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2623
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2649
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2632
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2655
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2678
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2669
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2723
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$2203
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2730
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2674
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2814
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2907
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2525
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3269
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$3162
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3313
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$2851
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2812