Jacksonville vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jacksonville	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2192	$864
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5144	$2221
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$339
🏘️ Family rent	$2197	$572
🍽️ Food expenses	$648	$326
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3945	$608
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	56	63
😀 Quality of life	87	60
🏙️ Population	950K	1.76M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 154% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 1499th and 6476th ($2192 vs $864) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1231st 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 Jacksonville compared to 0.7 months in Quito. Jacksonville ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 325th and 5902nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Jacksonville	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$97.1	$44.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$7.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.08	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1458	$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1004	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2511	$757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1805	$457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$29.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$25.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	10.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2350	$1700
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2047	$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.1	$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.08	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$8.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.44	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.85	$5.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.92	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.94	$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$6.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$11.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.5	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1309	$385
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11918	$8877

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2202
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2195
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2201
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2168
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2163
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2321
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2172
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2278
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1991
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2288
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2321
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2300
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2348
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2260
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2323
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2325
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1515
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2121
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2313
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2345
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2362
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2401
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2363
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2480
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2401
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2352
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2404
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2643
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2243
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2053
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2318
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2599
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2617
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1863

Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$557
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$516
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$653
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$672
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$514
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$675
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$827
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$694
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$780
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$731
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$762
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$842
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$953
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$829
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$704
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$707
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$631
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$584
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$524
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$559
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$577
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$850
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$856
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$788
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$606
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$660
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$563
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$705
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$593
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$651
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$617
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$638
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$749
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$769
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$749
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$537
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$862
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$559