Los Angeles vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$647
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$321
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$499
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	99	63
😀 Quality of life	93	57
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.76M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 274% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 72nd and 6319th ($3378 vs $902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.6 months in Quito. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 55th and 6235th 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	$21.9	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$541
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$19.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$30.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	10.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$1744
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$7.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$6.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$43.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$8496

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974

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