Arlington vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Arlington	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1907	$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4693	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$1121	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$647
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$321
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.4	$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3714	$499
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	90	63
😀 Quality of life	78	57
🏙️ Population	394K	1.76M

The cost of living in Arlington is 111% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 2397th and 6319th ($1907 vs $902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th and 3rd in the United States and Ecuador, respectively. Check the United States vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Arlington compared to 0.6 months in Quito. Arlington ranked 264th best city to live in the United States vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 894th and 6235th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Quito

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	Arlington	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.8	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1271	$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2259	$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$541
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$19.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$30.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	10.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$1744
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$7.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$6.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.59	$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.18	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$43.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1389	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25323	$8496

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2127
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2126
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2114
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2145
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2114
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2124
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2219
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2198
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2128
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2076
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2175
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2105
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2193
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2193
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2152
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2142
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2461
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2212
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2258
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2188
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2076
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2177
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2208
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2246
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2233
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2147
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2177
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2357
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2127
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2225
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2393

Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$569
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$538
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$656
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$640
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$510
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$637
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$847
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$663
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$785
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$755
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$814
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$905
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$1029
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$822
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$734
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$716
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$606
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$584
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$514
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$594
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$590
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$829
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$825
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$746
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$592
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$668
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$537
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$714
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$605
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$660
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$619
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$650
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$719
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$738
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$709
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$529
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$789
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$547