Houston vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$2179
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$595
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$683
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	64
😀 Quality of life	91	55
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.76M

The cost of living in Houston is 156% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 1229th and 6124th ($2265 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th 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 1.9 months in Houston compared to 0.8 months in Quito. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 97th and 5845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Quito

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	Houston	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$971
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$8.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$7.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$6.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$8036

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

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