Quito vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Quito	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$1817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2247	$4213
🏠 One person rent	$363	$1012
🏘️ Family rent	$633	$1688
🍽️ Food expenses	$316	$546
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.6	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$485	$2544
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	62	45
😀 Quality of life	57	89
🏙️ Population	1.76M	750K

The cost of living in Quito is 51% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 6318th and 2674th ($882 vs $1817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 79th 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 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Quito ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Winnipeg ranked 20th in Canada, while ranked 6166th and 251st 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	$4.97	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.2	$65.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.76	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$5.21
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$410	$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$868
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$744	$1468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$1496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.2	$88
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.16%	5.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1599	$2975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$888	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.9	$82.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.4	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.7	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.23	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.93	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.6	$3.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.06	$15.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.75	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.01	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.5	$76
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.8	$47.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$286	$956
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9282	$11646

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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 Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1320
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1884
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1663
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1786
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2130
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1687
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1974
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2033
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1637
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1929
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1714
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2357
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1456
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1675
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2265
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2422
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2678
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2386
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2478
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1693
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2528
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2329
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2283
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2335
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2320
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2328
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2330
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2307
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2305
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2306
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2302
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2285
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2289
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2277
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2380
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2221
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2714