Calgary vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$2227
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$657
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$324
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$561
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	53	63
😀 Quality of life	90	60
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.76M

The cost of living in Calgary is 138% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 1473rd and 6126th ($2149 vs $902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 2nd 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 Quito. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 131st and 5262nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Quito

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	Calgary	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$44.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$29.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	11.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$1507
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$1142
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$7.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$7.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$5.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$6.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$300
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$7183

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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 Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$528
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$574
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$504
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$545
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$618
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$488
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$827
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$544
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$760
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$722
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$870
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$808
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$910
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$770
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$761
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$813
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$462
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$594
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$398
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$617
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$454
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$733
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$718
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$652
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$520
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$495
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$477
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$504
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$498
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$564
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$517
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$509
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$541
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$619
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$562
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$501
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$641
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$483