Calgary vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$953
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$2350
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$594
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	53	46
😀 Quality of life	90	59
🏙️ Population	1.31M	2.65M

The cost of living in Calgary is 120% more expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 1759th and 5910th ($2095 vs $953) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Canada and Ecuador, respectively. Check Canada vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.6 months in Guayaquil. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Guayaquil ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 187th and 6017th 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	$19.1	$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$42.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$2.57
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$431
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$795
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$550
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$65.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	10.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$1626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$1452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$6.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$9.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$6.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$6061

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$842
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$731
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$827
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$704
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$707
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$584
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$829
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$653
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$780
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$514
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$762
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$577
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$516
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$559
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$660
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$864
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$705
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$593
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$557
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$651
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$638
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$617
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$672
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$694
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$675
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$611
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$667
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$583
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$626
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$631
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$524
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$811
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$850
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$856
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$788
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$745
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$606
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$527