Long Beach vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Long Beach	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2681	$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6051	$2227
🏠 One person rent	$1825	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$3146	$657
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$324
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4933	$561
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	94	63
😀 Quality of life	77	60
🏙️ Population	467K	1.76M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 197% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 464th and 6126th ($2681 vs $902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 406th 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 Long Beach compared to 0.6 months in Quito. Long Beach ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 769th and 5262nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Quito

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	Long Beach	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.81	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$5.45	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1953	$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1605	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3294	$780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2861	$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.5	$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$44.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.3	$29.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	11.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7038	$1507
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6988	$1142
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$7.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$5.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.65	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$6.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.6	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1485	$300
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21877	$7183

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2754
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2817
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2598
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2845
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2709
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2552
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2572
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$2984
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2681
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2938
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2570
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2866
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2633
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2569
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2834
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2761
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3603
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2612
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3054
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2354
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3112
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2708
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2804
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2604
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2685
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3087
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2652
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2673
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2831
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2673
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2959
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2675
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2614

Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$528
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$574
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$504
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$545
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$618
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$488
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$827
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$544
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$760
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$722
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$870
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$808
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$910
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$770
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$761
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$813
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$462
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$594
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$398
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$617
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$454
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$733
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$718
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$652
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$520
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$495
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$477
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$504
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$498
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$564
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$517
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$509
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$541
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$619
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$562
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$501
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$641
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$483