Edmonton vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Edmonton	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1785	$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4092	$2227
🏠 One person rent	$955	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$1589	$657
🍽️ Food expenses	$545	$324
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3052	$561
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	63	63
😀 Quality of life	89	60
🏙️ Population	1.01M	1.76M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 98% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 2563rd and 6126th ($1785 vs $902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 100th and 2nd in Canada and Ecuador, respectively. Check Canada vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 0.6 months in Quito. Edmonton ranked 13th best city to live in Canada vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 172nd and 5262nd 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	$14.2	$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.3	$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.36	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$929	$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$726	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1576	$780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1272	$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$44.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.7	$29.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	11.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2798	$1507
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2233	$1142
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.59	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$7.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$7.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$5.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.27	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$6.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.4	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.7	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.8	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$745	$300
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8270	$7183

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1723
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1727
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2149
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1914
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1854
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$2001
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1586
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1781
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$2139
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2250
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1678
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2150
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2011
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2469
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2498
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1642
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1566
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$1983
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2417
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2589
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2502
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2650
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2278
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2330
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$1917

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