Edmonton vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Edmonton	Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1835	$953
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4159	$2350
🏠 One person rent	$996	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$1618	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3432	$594
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	64	46
😀 Quality of life	91	59
🏙️ Population	1.01M	2.65M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 93% more expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 2656th and 5910th ($1835 vs $953) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 1st in Canada and Ecuador, respectively. Check Canada vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Edmonton compared to 0.6 months in Guayaquil. Edmonton ranked 7th best city to live in Canada vs Guayaquil ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 133rd and 6017th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Guayaquil

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	Edmonton	Guayaquil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$42.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.65	$2.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.25	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$970	$431
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$752	$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1621	$795
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1273	$550
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$65.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.7	$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	10.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2375	$1626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2262	$1452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$9.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.35	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$6.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.6	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$776	$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9664	$6061

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1733
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1874
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2095
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1927
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1771
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1974
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1633
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1749
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1953
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2307
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1739
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2180
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2135
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2427
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2505
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1703
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1787
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2100
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2091
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2411
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2505
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2523
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2295
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2100

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