Denver vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Denver	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2699	$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6308	$2227
🏠 One person rent	$1674	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$2997	$657
🍽️ Food expenses	$668	$324
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4870	$561
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	91	63
😀 Quality of life	90	60
🏙️ Population	716K	1.76M

The cost of living in Denver is 199% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 444th and 6126th ($2699 vs $902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 388th 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 1.8 months in Denver compared to 0.6 months in Quito. Denver ranked 36th best city to live in the United States vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 160th and 5262nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Denver vs Quito

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	Denver	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.2	$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.2	$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1791	$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1418	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3330	$780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2606	$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$44.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66	$29.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	11.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4325	$1507
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3533	$1142
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.69	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.52	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$7.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.12	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.91	$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.83	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.1	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$6.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1400	$300
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16150	$7183

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Cities near Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2514
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2359
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2478
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2562
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2605
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2336
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2295
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2691
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2756
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2800
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2489
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2613
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2988
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2547
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2681
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2498
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$2552
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2465
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2579
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2551
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$1983
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2177
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2213
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2200
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2220
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1770
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$2288
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1860
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$1937
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$1945
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1639
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2398
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$1861
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1701
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1821
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2176
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$3686
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$2067
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1700
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1765

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