Cost of living comparison

 Amarillo (TX), United States
compared to
 Quito, Ecuador
Quito vs. Amarillo Cost of Living Summary

Quito is 22.4% cheaper than Amarillo.

Restaurants
pay 51.7% less in Quito
Groceries
pay 40.9% less in Quito
Transportation
pay 12.2% more in Quito
Housing
pay 65.9% less in Quito
Entertainment and Sports
pay 7.7% less in Quito
Clothing
pay 19.8% more in Quito

The cost of clothing and transportation in Quito are more expensive than in Amarillo. Expenses including housing, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Quito.

Quito vs. Amarillo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Quito instead of Amarillo, you would:

pay 51.7% less for restaurants

 
Amarillo
Quito
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $12.50
 
$5.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.50
 
$8.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.99
 
$1.08
 

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pay 40.9% less for groceries

 
Amarillo
Quito
Bread
1 loaf
$3.31
 
$1.58
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.61
 
$4.12
 
Milk (1 gallon) $4.85
 
$4.23
 

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pay 12.2% more for transportation

 
Amarillo
Quito
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.95
 
$2.69
 
Monthly public transit pass ?? $20.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $15,000.00
 
$20,000.00
 

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pay 65.9% less for housing

 
Amarillo
Quito
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$79.08
 
$31.13
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,103.33
 
$451.67
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $900.00
 
$362.50
 

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Amarillo
Quito
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $288.89
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $7,190.00
 

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pay 7.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Amarillo
Quito
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.00
 
$2.50
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.50
 
$2.78
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$10.50
 
$7.50
 

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pay 19.8% more for clothing

 
Amarillo
Quito
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$45.00
 
$43.89
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $44.40
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$68.33
 
$97.73
 

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025
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