Colorado Springs vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Colorado Springs	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2213	$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4971	$2227
🏠 One person rent	$1394	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$2096	$657
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$324
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4161	$561
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	62	63
😀 Quality of life	85	60
🏙️ Population	479K	1.76M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 145% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 1343rd and 6126th ($2213 vs $902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1178th 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 1.9 months in Colorado Springs compared to 0.6 months in Quito. Colorado Springs ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 341st and 5262nd 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	$16.3	$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.7	$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.34	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1384	$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1152	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2184	$780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1753	$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$44.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.5	$29.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	11.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2336	$1507
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2322	$1142
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.5	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.75	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.28	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$7.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$5.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.5	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$6.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.3	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1664	$300
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24475	$7183

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Cities near Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2200
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2220
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2465
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$2288
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2498
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2613
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2489
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2295
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2359
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2691
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2478
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2699
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2514
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2562
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2336
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2605
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2756
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2800
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2988
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2547
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2681
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$2552
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2579
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$1983
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2551
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2177
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1770
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1860
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2398
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$1945
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2176
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1937
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1701
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2067
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$3686
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1700
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1861
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1765
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$2099
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$2111

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