Edmonton vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Edmonton	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1769	$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4094	$2179
🏠 One person rent	$948	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$1630	$595
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2961	$683
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	63	64
😀 Quality of life	89	55
🏙️ Population	1.01M	1.76M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 100% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 2475th and 6124th ($1769 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th and 3rd in Canada and Ecuador, respectively. Check Canada vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 0.8 months in Quito. Edmonton ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 181st and 5845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Quito

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	Edmonton	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.07	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$711	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1601	$719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1315	$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.25%	11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2901	$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2327	$971
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.47	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.2	$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$8.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$7.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$6.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.6	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$689	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7826	$8036

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2077
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1743
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1770
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1886
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1491
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1638
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$2007
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2284
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1540
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2163
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2054
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2023
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2327
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1792
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1612
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2021
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2280
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2495
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2488
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2466
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2317
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009

Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$519
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$573
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$531
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$538
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$514
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$823
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$571
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$716
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$697
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$990
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$806
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$925
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$758
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$766
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$816
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$477
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$569
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$410
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$600
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$463
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$748
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$742
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$666
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$557
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$505
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$513
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$513
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$505
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$548
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$518
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$598
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$649
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$605
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$529
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$680
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$493