Phoenix vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Phoenix	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2340	$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5236	$2247
🏠 One person rent	$1406	$363
🏘️ Family rent	$2208	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$316
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4277	$485
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	70	62
😀 Quality of life	91	57
🏙️ Population	1.61M	1.76M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 165% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 1184th and 6318th ($2340 vs $882) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1035th 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 1.8 months in Phoenix compared to 0.5 months in Quito. Phoenix ranked 52nd best city to live in the United States vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 181st and 6166th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phoenix vs Quito

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	Phoenix	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$4.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$6.3	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1511	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2337	$744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1799	$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$19.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$230	$29.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.7	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	11.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4621	$1599
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3554	$888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.2	$26.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$8.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$8.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.63	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.43	$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.2	$6.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.1	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$7.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$45.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.2	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1277	$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16644	$9282

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Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1977
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2344
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2448
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2322
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2417
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2523
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2353
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2349
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2447
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2365
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2320
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2466
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2348
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2084
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1940
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2757
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1760
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1883
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2095
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$727
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1911
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1855
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$881
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2751
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$945
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2766

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