New York City vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New York City	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4441	$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$10033	$2179
🏠 One person rent	$2960	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$5380	$595
🍽️ Food expenses	$886	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$364	$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5544	$683
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	64
😀 Quality of life	95	55
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.76M

The cost of living in New York City is 403% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 3rd and 6124th ($4441 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.2 months in New York City compared to 0.8 months in Quito. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 22nd and 5845th 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	$29.7	$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$133	$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3501	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2603	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5236	$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17935	$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12929	$971
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$8.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.41	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.1	$7.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.89	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.94	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.1	$6.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$173	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$36.1	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1784	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21465	$8036

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111

Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$519
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$573
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$531
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$538
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$514
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$823
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$571
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$716
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$697
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$990
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$806
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$925
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$758
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$766
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$816
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$477
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$569
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$410
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$600
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$463
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$748
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$742
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$666
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$557
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$505
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$513
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$513
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$505
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$548
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$518
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$598
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$649
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$605
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$529
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$680
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$493