Quito vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Quito	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$884	$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2179	$4437
🏠 One person rent	$367	$1057
🏘️ Family rent	$595	$1765
🍽️ Food expenses	$329	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.8	$72.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$683	$3450
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	64	54
😀 Quality of life	55	85
🏙️ Population	1.76M	413K

The cost of living in Quito is 52% less expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 6124th and 2250th ($884 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1871st 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 1.9 months in Tulsa. Quito ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Tulsa ranked 97th in the United States, while ranked 5845th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quito vs Tulsa

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	Quito	Tulsa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.31	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$59.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.96	$9.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$4.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$410	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$719	$1762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$482	$1411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.8	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$66.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.11%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1517	$1849
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$971	$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.1	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$3.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$5.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.42	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.21	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.31	$9.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.08	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$48.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.82	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.9	$98.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$1071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8036	$25283

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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 Tulsa

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Broken Arrow	$1885
20 km or 12 mi	Bixby	$1874
20 km or 13 mi	Owasso	$1864
21 km or 13 mi	Sapulpa	$1889
36 km or 22 mi	Claremore	$1855
67 km or 41 mi	Muskogee	$1629
69 km or 43 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
102 km or 63 mi	Stillwater	$1748
120 km or 75 mi	Ponca	$1671
126 km or 78 mi	Siloam Springs	$2015
126 km or 78 mi	Shawnee	$1855
146 km or 91 mi	Edmond	$1621
150 km or 93 mi	Midwest	$1861
154 km or 96 mi	Bella Vista	$2114
156 km or 97 mi	Del	$1878
157 km or 97 mi	Bentonville	$2206
160 km or 99 mi	Fayetteville	$1968
161 km or 100 mi	Springdale	$2015
161 km or 100 mi	Oklahoma City	$1832
163 km or 101 mi	Van Buren	$1702
163 km or 101 mi	Rogers	$1785
165 km or 103 mi	Joplin	$1896
166 km or 103 mi	Fort Smith	$1411
167 km or 104 mi	Moore	$1946
168 km or 104 mi	Norman	$1989
177 km or 110 mi	Enid	$1814
178 km or 110 mi	Yukon	$1824
180 km or 112 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
181 km or 112 mi	Mustang	$1862
197 km or 122 mi	Derby	$1846
213 km or 132 mi	Wichita	$1811
242 km or 151 mi	Ardmore	$1865
247 km or 153 mi	Branson	$1578
247 km or 153 mi	Newton	$1730
254 km or 158 mi	Emporia	$1337
256 km or 159 mi	Duncan	$1816
257 km or 159 mi	Nixa	$1689
264 km or 164 mi	Springfield	$1534
270 km or 168 mi	Russellville	$1438
271 km or 168 mi	Denison	$2205