Los Angeles vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$864
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$2221
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$339
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$572
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$326
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$608
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	99	63
😀 Quality of life	93	60
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.76M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 296% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 62nd and 6476th ($3420 vs $864) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.7 months in Quito. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 50th and 5902nd 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	$22.4	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$44.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$7.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$29.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$25.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	10.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$1700
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$8.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$5.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$6.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$11.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$385
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$8877

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$557
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$516
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$653
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$672
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$514
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$675
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$827
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$694
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$780
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$731
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$762
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$842
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$953
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$829
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$704
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$707
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$631
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$584
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$524
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$559
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$577
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$850
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$856
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$788
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$606
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$660
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$563
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$705
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$593
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$651
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$617
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$638
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$749
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$769
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$749
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$537
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$862
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$559