Cost of Living in
Quito

Cost of living	One person	Family of 4
Total with rent	$897	$1833
Without rent	$596	$1539
Rent & Utilities	$323.64	$537.18
Food	$370	$689
Transport	$95.95	$226.63
Monthly salary after tax	$591.34
Quality of life	65.18
Life expectancy	72.27
Population	1.6M

The cost of living in Quito is $897, which is 1.03 times more expensive than the average in Ecuador. Quito ranked 34th most expensive in Ecuador.

The average salary after taxes in Quito is $591.34, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months.

Quito

We calculate prices for Quito State as a population-weighted mean of 0 cities. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Cost of living	One person	Rank
Total with rent	$897	34 / 47
Without rent	$596	41 / 47
Rent & Utilities	$323.64	23 / 47
Food	$370	43 / 47
Transport	$95.95	40 / 47

Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	409.04$
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	336.26$
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	727.76$
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	482.59$
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	25.74$
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	50.84$
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	30.09$
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.25$
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	1804$
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	1326$

Eating Out
Lunch Menu	6.84$
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	31.74$
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	7.8$
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	2.97$
Cappuccino	3.5$
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	1.12$

Transportation
Local transport ticket	0.34$
Monthly ticket local transport	20.06$
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	13.53$
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	0.95$

Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	1.01$
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	1.46$
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.32$
Eggs, x12	2.05$
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	7.87$
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	7.21$
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	8.21$
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.26$
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.1$
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.11$
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.46$
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.46$
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	0.98$
Water, 1 L or 1 qt	0.74$
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	2.04$
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	9.78$
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	1.66$
Cigarette pack	5.45$
Cold medicince, 1 week	5.71$
Hair Shampoo	7.55$
Toilet paper, 4 rolls	3.07$
Toothpaste, 1 tube	3.07$

Other

Gym Membership, 1 month	40.79$
Cinema Ticket, 1 person	6.05$
Doctor's visit	37.3$
Haircut, simple	14.24$
Brand Jeans	59.96$
Brand Sneakers	119.07$
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	340.12$
International Primary School, 1 year	8466$

Cost of living in other countries

States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones

Rank	State	Cost of living
1	Valle del Cauca (Ecuador)	$2119
2	Los Rios (Ecuador)	$1670
3	Bolivar (Ecuador)	$1411
4	Napo (Ecuador)	$1225
5	Montecristi (Ecuador)	$1081
6	Cotopaxi	$1071
7	Guayaquil	$1067
8	Santo Domingo de los Colorados	$1055
9	Pedernales (Ecuador)	$998
10	Azuay	$982
11	Loja (Ecuador)	$959
12	Carchi	$931
13	Montanita	$909
14	Quito	$897
15	Imbabura	$886
16	Chimborazo	$884
17	Portoviejo	$882
18	Esmeraldas (Ecuador)	$861
19	Canar	$859
20	Orellana	$848
21	Pichincha	$837
22	Pastaza	$831
23	Manabi	$810
24	Santa Cruz (Ecuador)	$795
25	Babahoyo	$789
26	La Concordia	$788
27	Quevedo	$781
28	Galapagos Islands	$778
29	La Libertad (Ecuador)	$769
30	Duran	$768
31	Cuenca (Ecuador)	$758
32	San Vicente (Ecuador)	$757
33	Guayas	$738
34	Santa Elena (Ecuador)	$731
35	Tungurahua	$729
36	Manta	$716
37	Machala	$641
38	Milagro	$613
39	El Oro	$609
40	Morona-Santiago	$558
41	Zamora-Chinchipe	$547
42	Galapagos	$543
43	Santo Domingo (Ecuador)	$512
44	Ibarra	$483
45	Riobamba	$479
46	Sucumbios	$457
47	Ambato	$456

Cost of Living in Quito

States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones