Cost of living comparison

 Quito, Ecuador
compared to
 Torrance (CA), United States
Torrance vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Torrance is 2.8 times more expensive than Quito.

Restaurants
pay 2.9 times more in Torrance
Groceries
pay 2.5 times more in Torrance
Transportation
pay 76.5% more in Torrance
Housing
pay 5.1 times more in Torrance
Childcare
pay 4.1 times more in Torrance
Entertainment and Sports
pay 98.1% more in Torrance
Clothing
pay 26.4% more in Torrance

The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Torrance are more expensive than in Quito. Notably, housing, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Torrance.

Torrance vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

 
Quito
Torrance
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.00
 
$20.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.00
 
$12.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.08
 
$2.96
 

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

 
Quito
Torrance
Bread
1 loaf
$1.58
 
$4.96
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.12
 
$6.87
 
Milk (1 gallon) $4.23
 
$4.56
 

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pay 76.5% more for transportation

 
Quito
Torrance
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.69
 
$4.81
 
Monthly public transit pass $20.00
 
$45.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,000.00
 
$35,876.95
 

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pay 5.1 times more for housing

 
Quito
Torrance
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$31.13
 
$60.40
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $451.67
 
$2,666.67
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $362.50
 
$2,066.67
 

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pay 4.1 times more for childcare

 
Quito
Torrance
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $288.89
 
$1,778.57
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,190.00
 
$15,000.00
 

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pay 98.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Quito
Torrance
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.50
 
$7.50
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.78
 
$5.46
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.50
 
$12.00
 

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pay 26.4% more for clothing

 
Quito
Torrance
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$43.89
 
$58.46
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$44.40
 
$42.72
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.73
 
$100.00
 

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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: March 2025
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