El Paso vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	El Paso	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4149	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$1019	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$1739	$647
🍽️ Food expenses	$595	$321
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.2	$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3236	$499
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	34	63
😀 Quality of life	85	57
🏙️ Population	679K	1.76M

The cost of living in El Paso is 103% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 2753rd and 6319th ($1828 vs $902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1911th 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 0.6 months in Quito. El Paso ranked 154th best city to live in the United States vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 472nd and 6235th 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	$22	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.6	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$6.59	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.29	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1025	$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$817	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1758	$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1466	$541
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.6	$19.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$30.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.5	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	10.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1787	$1744
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1767	$745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.9	$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.86	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.95	$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.2	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.3	$43.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6914	$8496

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Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1002
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1876
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1734
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1855
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1928
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1924
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$1008
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$2026
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$1055
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2231
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$953
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$2045
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1930
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2110
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1724
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$776
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2089
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2190
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2220
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1934
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$2140
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2444
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$2023
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2418
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2381
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2396
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384

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