Arlington vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Arlington	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1807	$851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4757	$2169
🏠 One person rent	$1010	$339
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$594
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4550	$479
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	90	63
😀 Quality of life	75	61
🏙️ Population	394K	2.01M

The cost of living in Arlington is 112% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 2320th and 6208th ($1807 vs $851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1872nd 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 2.5 months in Arlington compared to 0.6 months in Quito. Arlington ranked 235th best city to live in the United States vs Quito ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 1022nd and 5206th 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	$16.2	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59	$34.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.38	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.44	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.99	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$790	$250
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1340	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1821	$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$25.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$41.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$32.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2184	$1617
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2175	$1286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.49	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.1	$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$7.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.64	$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.13	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.17	$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$52.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.9	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1593	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21722	$7844

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2043
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2338
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2059
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2039
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2084
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2107
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1987
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2053
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2173
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2162
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2176
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2139
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$1872
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2236
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2017
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2193
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2306
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2108
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$1992
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2497
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2099
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2155
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2206
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2267
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$1982
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2157
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$1804
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2199
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2149
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2223
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2323
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2235
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2242
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2111
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2301
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2516
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2200
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2384

Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$775
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$536
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$570
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$638
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$515
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$547
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$612
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$511
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$834
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$533
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$642
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$731
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$870
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$801
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$903
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$790
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$754
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$814
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$455
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$603
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$416
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$637
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$472
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$720
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$552
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$648
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$507
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$514
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$493
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$532
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$543
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$592
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$504
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$551
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$551
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$639
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$567
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$525
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$639
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$416