Calgary vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$2330
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$692
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$567
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	53	47
😀 Quality of life	90	58
🏙️ Population	1.31M	2.65M

The cost of living in Calgary is 136% more expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 1473rd and 6095th ($2149 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 1st in Canada and Ecuador, respectively. Check Canada vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 0.6 months in Guayaquil. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Guayaquil ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 131st and 5554th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Guayaquil

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	Calgary	Guayaquil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$7.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$1.77
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$571
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$53.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$82.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	8.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$1130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$1872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$6.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$8.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$6.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$7.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$37.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$6982

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1914
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1727
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1723
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1785
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$2001
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2250
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1781
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1854
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2139
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2150
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2011
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2498
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1642
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1566
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1830
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1610
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1917
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2322
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2469
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2010
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2484
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1983
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2042
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2278
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2169
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$808
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$722
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$827
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$761
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$813
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$594
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$770
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$651
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$760
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$545
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$870
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$454
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$574
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$617
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$495
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$902
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$504
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$498
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$528
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$564
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$509
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$618
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$517
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$504
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$544
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$488
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$523
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$515
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$500
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$549
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$462
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$398
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$699
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$733
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$718
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$652
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$679
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$520
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$496