Los Angeles vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Los Angeles	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3187	$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7653	$2227
🏠 One person rent	$2045	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$657
🍽️ Food expenses	$714	$324
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5275	$561
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	99	63
😀 Quality of life	94	60
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.76M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 254% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 72nd and 6126th ($3187 vs $902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th 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 1.7 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 47th and 5262nd 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	$21.6	$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2261	$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1732	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3983	$780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3315	$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$44.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$29.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	11.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7592	$1507
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7011	$1142
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.22	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$7.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.89	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$6.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$300
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28613	$7183

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754

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