Quito vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Quito	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$2399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2247	$5692
🏠 One person rent	$363	$1509
🏘️ Family rent	$633	$2680
🍽️ Food expenses	$316	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.6	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$485	$4354
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	62	74
😀 Quality of life	57	90
🏙️ Population	1.76M	459K

The cost of living in Quito is 63% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 6318th and 1045th ($882 vs $2399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 916th 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 0.5 months in Quito compared to 1.8 months in Virginia Beach. Quito ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Virginia Beach ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 6166th and 216th 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	$4.97	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.2	$89.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.76	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$410	$1571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$1283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$744	$2887
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$2348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.2	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.16%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1599	$2520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$888	$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.9	$69.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.4	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.7	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$5.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.23	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$5.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.93	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.6	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.06	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.75	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.01	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.5	$125
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.8	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$286	$1618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9282	$16163

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2593
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2287
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2414
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2679
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2224
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2384
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2115
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2408
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2395
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2438
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1935
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2076
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2071
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2509
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1893
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2171
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2176
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2506
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1983
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2919
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2355
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2940
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2495
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3328
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3054
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2693
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2791
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2563
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2553
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3275
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2710