Colorado Springs vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Colorado Springs	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2548	$864
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$2221
🏠 One person rent	$1632	$339
🏘️ Family rent	$2650	$572
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$326
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.1	$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$608
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	62	63
😀 Quality of life	88	60
🏙️ Population	479K	1.76M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 195% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 819th and 6476th ($2548 vs $864) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 714th 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 1.7 months in Colorado Springs compared to 0.7 months in Quito. Colorado Springs ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 297th and 5902nd 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	$19.9	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.4	$44.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$7.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1578	$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1366	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2606	$757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2302	$457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$29.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$100	$25.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.1%	10.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2581	$1700
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.9	$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.9	$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$8.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$5.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.76	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$6.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$11.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.1	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1487	$385
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24668	$8877

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Cities near Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2423
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2367
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2521
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$1961
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2534
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2605
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2542
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2288
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2391
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2749
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2548
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2848
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2601
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2627
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2382
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2649
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2642
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2729
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2986
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2594
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2800
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$3013
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2571
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$2028
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2506
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2346
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1770
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1900
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2417
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$2293
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2237
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1914
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1741
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$2470
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1730
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1875
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1646
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$2029

Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$557
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$516
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$653
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$672
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$514
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$675
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$827
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$694
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$780
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$731
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$762
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$842
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$953
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$829
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$704
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$707
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$631
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$584
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$524
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$559
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$577
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$850
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$856
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$788
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$606
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$660
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$563
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$705
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$593
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$651
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$617
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$638
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$749
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$769
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$749
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$537
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$862
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$559