El Paso vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	El Paso	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1813	$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4267	$2179
🏠 One person rent	$980	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$1800	$595
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3350	$683
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	35	64
😀 Quality of life	79	55
🏙️ Population	679K	1.76M

The cost of living in El Paso is 105% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 2363rd and 6124th ($1813 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1931st 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 El Paso compared to 0.8 months in Quito. El Paso ranked 179th best city to live in the United States vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 633rd and 5845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs Quito

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	El Paso	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.96	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.81	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$921	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$759	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1644	$719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.2	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$971
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.51	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.5	$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.38	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$8.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$7.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.95	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$6.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.2	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.7	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$578	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6903	$8036

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$948
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1875
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1661
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1832
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1854
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1856
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$814
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$1985
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$770
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2224
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$762
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$1683
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1957
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2077
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1618
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$830
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2073
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2262
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2211
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1717
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$1996
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2319
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$1896
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$814
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2396
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2417
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2306
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353

Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$519
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$573
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$531
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$538
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$514
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$823
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$571
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$716
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$697
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$990
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$806
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$925
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$758
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$766
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$816
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$477
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$569
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$410
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$600
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$463
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$748
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$742
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$666
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$557
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$505
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$513
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$513
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$505
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$548
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$518
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$598
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$649
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$605
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$529
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$680
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$493