Arlington vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Arlington	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4760	$2227
🏠 One person rent	$1103	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$2064	$657
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$324
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.4	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4278	$561
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	90	63
😀 Quality of life	74	60
🏙️ Population	394K	1.76M

The cost of living in Arlington is 107% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 2251st and 6126th ($1869 vs $902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1793rd and 2nd 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 2.3 months in Arlington compared to 0.6 months in Quito. Arlington ranked 339th best city to live in the United States vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 1283rd and 5262nd 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	$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.6	$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.36	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$5.13	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1268	$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1869	$780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1827	$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$44.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$29.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.72%	11.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2211	$1507
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2177	$1142
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.24	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.88	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$7.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$7.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.27	$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.81	$5.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.13	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$6.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1468	$300
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21580	$7183

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2085
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2299
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2100
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2096
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2085
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2105
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2122
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1887
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2103
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2195
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2159
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2127
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2022
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2158
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2103
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2111
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2189
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2125
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2122
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2550
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2118
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2187
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2188
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2243
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2140
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2236
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2102
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2145
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2150
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2282
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2336
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2079
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2196
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2061
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2506
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2284
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2602

Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$528
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$574
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$504
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$545
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$618
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$488
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$827
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$544
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$760
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$722
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$870
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$808
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$910
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$770
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$761
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$813
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$462
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$594
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$398
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$617
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$454
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$733
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$718
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$652
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$520
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$495
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$477
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$504
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$498
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$564
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$517
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$509
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$541
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$619
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$562
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$501
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$641
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$483