Quito vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Quito	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$902	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2227	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$387	$1387
🏘️ Family rent	$657	$2472
🍽️ Food expenses	$324	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.7	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$561	$4493
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	63	75
😀 Quality of life	60	89
🏙️ Population	1.76M	459K

The cost of living in Quito is 60% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 6126th and 1277th ($902 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1122nd in Ecuador and the United States, respectively. Check Ecuador vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Quito compared to 2 months in Virginia Beach. Quito ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Virginia Beach ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 5262nd and 186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quito vs Virginia Beach

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	Quito	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.63	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.3	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$423	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$1145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$780	$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$534	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.6	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.2	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.6	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.47%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1507	$3108
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1142	$2664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.6	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$7.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.82	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.54	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.88	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.04	$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.1	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.99	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$300	$1204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7183	$18476

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2794
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2202
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2482
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2445
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2217
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2358
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2088
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2295
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2299
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2270
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2108
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2026
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2057
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2575
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1917
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2141
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2060
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2504
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2022
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2279
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2917
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2417
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3139
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2890
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2599
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2777
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2537
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2577
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3236
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2701