Quito vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Quito	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$884	$1777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2179	$4066
🏠 One person rent	$367	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$595	$1595
🍽️ Food expenses	$329	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.8	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$683	$2512
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	64	46
😀 Quality of life	55	87
🏙️ Population	1.76M	750K

The cost of living in Quito is 50% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 6124th and 2455th ($884 vs $1777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 78th in Ecuador and Canada, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Quito compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Quito ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Winnipeg ranked 20th in Canada, while ranked 5845th and 258th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quito vs Winnipeg

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	Quito	Winnipeg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.31	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$62.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.96	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$410	$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$719	$1376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$482	$1408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.8	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.11%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1517	$3061
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$971	$2813
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.1	$78.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.42	$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$9.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.21	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$3.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.31	$15.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.08	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.82	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.9	$74.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$858
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8036	$11629

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Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$519
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$573
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$531
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$538
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$514
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$823
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$571
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$716
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$697
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$990
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$806
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$925
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$758
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$766
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$816
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$477
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$569
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$410
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$600
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$463
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$748
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$742
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$666
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$557
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$505
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$513
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$513
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$505
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$548
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$518
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$598
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$649
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$605
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$529
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$680
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$493

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1296
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1871
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1666
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1787
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2105
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1680
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1701
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$1813
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$2175
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1759
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1698
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2028
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1423
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1540
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2390
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2435
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2682
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2401
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2478
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1656
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2557
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2331
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2280
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2281
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2255
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2275
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2264
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2308
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2157
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2699