Detroit vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Detroit	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2032	$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4925	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$1105	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$1878	$647
🍽️ Food expenses	$664	$321
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3072	$499
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	77	63
😀 Quality of life	88	57
🏙️ Population	639K	1.76M

The cost of living in Detroit is 125% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 1947th and 6319th ($2032 vs $902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1526th 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 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 0.6 months in Quito. Detroit ranked 95th best city to live in the United States vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 318th and 6235th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Quito

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	Detroit	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.88	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$5.48	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1299	$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$820	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2296	$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1448	$541
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$19.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$30.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	10.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1602	$1744
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1188	$745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.34	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.68	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$7.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$6.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.46	$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.2	$43.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1360	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19339	$8496

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1980
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1947
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1975
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1993
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1939
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1758
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1909
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1969
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1820
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1943
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1907
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1946
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1926
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2030
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1905
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1941
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1876
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1926
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1968
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1837
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1920
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1972
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1945
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1944
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2004
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2181
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1940
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1796
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1913
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1701
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2285
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1843
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1624
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1635
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1957
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1619

Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$569
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$538
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$656
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$640
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$510
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$637
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$847
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$663
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$785
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$755
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$814
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$905
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$1029
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$822
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$734
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$716
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$606
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$584
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$514
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$594
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$590
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$829
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$825
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$746
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$592
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$668
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$537
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$714
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$605
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$660
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$619
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$650
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$719
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$738
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$709
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$529
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$789
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$547