Quito vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quito San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$864
$3957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2221
$8247
🏠 One person rent
$339
$2805
🏘️ Family rent
$572
$4446
🍽️ Food expenses
$326
$765
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.5
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$608
$6139
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
63
87
😀 Quality of life
60
91
🏙️ Population
1.76M
1.01M

The cost of living in Quito is 78% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6476th and 8th ($864 vs $3957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Ecuador and the United States, respectively. Check Ecuador vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Quito compared to 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Quito ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs San Jose, United States ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 5902nd and 126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quito vs San Jose, United States

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Quito San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.94
$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.3
$95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.47
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$9.09
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$3010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$2448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$757
$4541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$457
$4005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.6
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.9
$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.04%
6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1700
$8786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$731
$8977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$5.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.36
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$5.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.93
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.26
$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.75
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$128
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.3
$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$385
$1815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8877
$23151

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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

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2928
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3345
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3387
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3194
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3808
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3172
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3616
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3234
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3356
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3357
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3075
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3728
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3582
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3357
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3486
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3073
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3029
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3698
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3577
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3588
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2822
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3088
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2822
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3797
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2968
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3043
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3310
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2848
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3276
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3873
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3261
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3559
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2088
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3252
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3273