Calgary vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$864
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$2221
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$339
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$572
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$326
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$608
😷 Air quality	Excellent	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 143% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 1759th and 6476th ($2095 vs $864) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 2nd in Canada and Ecuador, respectively. Check Canada vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.7 months in Quito. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 187th and 5902nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Calgary	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$44.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$7.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$29.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$25.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	10.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$1700
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$8.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$5.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$6.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$11.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$385
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$8877

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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 Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$557
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$516
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$653
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$672
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$514
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$675
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$827
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$694
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$780
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$731
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$762
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$842
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$953
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$829
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$704
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$707
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$631
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$584
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$524
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$559
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$577
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$850
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$856
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$788
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$606
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$660
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$563
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$705
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$593
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$651
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$617
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$638
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$749
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$769
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$749
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$537
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$862
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$559