Arlington vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Arlington	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1856	$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4502	$2247
🏠 One person rent	$1114	$363
🏘️ Family rent	$1920	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$316
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.6	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3964	$485
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	90	62
😀 Quality of life	77	57
🏙️ Population	394K	1.76M

The cost of living in Arlington is 110% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 2476th and 6318th ($1856 vs $882) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1871st 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 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 0.5 months in Quito. Arlington ranked 405th best city to live in the United States vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 1375th and 6166th 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	$15.6	$4.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.3	$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.35	$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.85	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1284	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$860	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2314	$744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$19.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$29.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	11.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2215	$1599
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.8	$26.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$8.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$8.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.8	$6.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.47	$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$7.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$45.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1210	$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23378	$9282

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2130
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2133
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2139
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2135
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2140
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2138
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2133
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2140
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2217
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2183
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2179
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2136
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2133
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2184
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2108
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2200
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2190
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2144
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2162
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2447
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2145
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2223
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2222
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2145
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2199
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2038
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2185
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2250
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2315
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2246
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2176
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2199
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2497
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2268
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2216
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2369

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