Los Angeles vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$2247
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$363
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$316
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$485
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	99	62
😀 Quality of life	94	57
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.76M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 281% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 65th and 6318th ($3361 vs $882) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.5 months in Quito. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 74th and 6166th 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	$22.6	$4.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$19.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$29.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	11.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$1599
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$26.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$8.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$8.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$6.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$7.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$45.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$9282

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927

Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$585
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$542
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$649
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$604
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$509
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$606
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$608
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$841
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$622
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$776
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$745
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$859
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$869
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$1006
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$780
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$728
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$712
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$572
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$587
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$489
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$601
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$582
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$759
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$782
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$693
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$565
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$656
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$511
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$704
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$596
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$648
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$609
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$638
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$667
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$679
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$655
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$506
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$730
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$515