Quito vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Quito	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$884	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2179	$4600
🏠 One person rent	$367	$1171
🏘️ Family rent	$595	$2026
🍽️ Food expenses	$329	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.8	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$683	$3578
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	64	34
😀 Quality of life	55	80
🏙️ Population	1.76M	543K

The cost of living in Quito is 55% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 6124th and 1962nd ($884 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1679th 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 0.8 months in Quito compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Quito ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Tucson ranked 156th in the United States, while ranked 5845th and 561st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quito vs Tucson

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	Quito	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.31	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.96	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$410	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$719	$2008
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$482	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.8	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.11%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1517	$2596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$971	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.1	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.42	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.21	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.31	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.08	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.82	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.9	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8036	$15495

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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

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2073
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2077
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$830
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2319
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2281
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2306
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2417
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2413
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2423
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2395
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2468
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2342
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2388
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2304
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$788
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2328
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2466
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$814
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1815
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1947
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2763
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2262