Edmonton vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Edmonton	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1835	$864
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4159	$2221
🏠 One person rent	$996	$339
🏘️ Family rent	$1618	$572
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$326
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3432	$608
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	64	63
😀 Quality of life	91	60
🏙️ Population	1.01M	1.76M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 112% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 2656th and 6476th ($1835 vs $864) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 2nd in Canada and Ecuador, respectively. Check Canada vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Edmonton compared to 0.7 months in Quito. Edmonton ranked 7th best city to live in Canada vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 133rd and 5902nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Edmonton	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$44.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$7.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.65	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.25	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$970	$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$752	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1621	$757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1273	$457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$29.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.7	$25.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	10.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2375	$1700
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2262	$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76	$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$8.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$5.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.35	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$6.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.6	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$11.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$776	$385
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9664	$8877

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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 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