Colorado Springs vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Colorado Springs	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2334	$851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5550	$2169
🏠 One person rent	$1429	$339
🏘️ Family rent	$2445	$594
🍽️ Food expenses	$668	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.1	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4228	$479
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	62	63
😀 Quality of life	85	61
🏙️ Population	479K	2.01M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 174% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 986th and 6208th ($2334 vs $851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 890th 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 1.8 months in Colorado Springs compared to 0.6 months in Quito. Colorado Springs ranked 70th best city to live in the United States vs Quito ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 287th and 5206th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Quito

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	Colorado Springs	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.8	$34.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.99	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.02	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$6.63	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.33	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1337	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1214	$250
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2369	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2156	$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$25.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$41.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.3	$32.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2327	$1617
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2329	$1286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63	$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.42	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.9	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$7.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.56	$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.26	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.3	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.7	$52.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.1	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1661	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24294	$7844

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Cities near Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2269
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2287
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2355
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$2411
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2374
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2282
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2387
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2321
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2334
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2494
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2438
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2771
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2476
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2467
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2324
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2456
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2463
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2501
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2501
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2395
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2443
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$2478
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2659
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$1912
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2502
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2183
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1801
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1852
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2312
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$1916
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2013
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$2226
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1707
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$1833
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$2112
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1699
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$2013
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1778
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$2165
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$2227

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