Austin vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$2179
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$595
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$683
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	65	64
😀 Quality of life	90	55
🏙️ Population	962K	1.76M

The cost of living in Austin is 178% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 858th and 6124th ($2455 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th 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 2.1 months in Austin compared to 0.8 months in Quito. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 142nd and 5845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Quito

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	Austin	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$971
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$8.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$7.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$6.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$8036

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$519
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$573
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$531
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$538
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$514
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$823
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$571
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$716
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$697
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$990
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$806
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$925
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$758
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$766
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$816
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$477
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$569
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$410
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$600
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$463
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$748
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$742
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$666
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$557
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$505
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$513
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$513
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$505
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$548
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$518
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$598
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$649
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$605
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$529
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$680
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$493