New York City vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New York City	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4202	$864
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9189	$2221
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$339
🏘️ Family rent	$4417	$572
🍽️ Food expenses	$842	$326
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5389	$608
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	63
😀 Quality of life	95	60
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.76M

The cost of living in New York City is 387% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 4th and 6476th ($4202 vs $864) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 New York City compared to 0.7 months in Quito. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 15th and 5902nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Quito

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	New York City	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$44.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$7.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3692	$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2206	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5140	$757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3874	$457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$29.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$25.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	10.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18073	$1700
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7831	$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.07	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.75	$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$8.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$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	$19.7	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.61	$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.5	$5.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$14	$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.02	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$132	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.7	$6.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.5	$11.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2095	$385
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21713	$8877

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192

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