Los Angeles vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$2179
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$595
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$683
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	99	64
😀 Quality of life	93	55
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.76M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 262% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 80th and 6124th ($3196 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.8 months in Quito. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 58th and 5845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Quito

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	Los Angeles	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.7	$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$971
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$8.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$7.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$6.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$8036

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

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