Amsterdam vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$2484
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$452
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$770
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$582
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	95	46
😀 Quality of life	96	56
🏙️ Population	921K	2.65M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 210% more expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 143rd and 5530th ($3118 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Ecuador, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.6 months in Guayaquil. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Guayaquil ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 31st and 6218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Guayaquil

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	Amsterdam	Guayaquil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.3	$3.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$2.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$620
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$67.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$27.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	9.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$1245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$1673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$6.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$8.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$5.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$6.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$6540

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2178
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2589
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2230
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2568
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2256
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2718
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2222
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2414
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1514
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2581
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2228
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2011
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1860
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2082
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2318
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2070
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2154
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2187
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1986
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1992
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2058
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2107
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2164
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2100
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2087
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2238

Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$869
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$745
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$841
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$728
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$712
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$587
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$780
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$649
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$776
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$509
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$859
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$582
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$542
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$601
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$656
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$882
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$704
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$596
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$585
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$648
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$638
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$606
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$609
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$604
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$622
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$608
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$598
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$667
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$589
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$607
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$572
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$489
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$730
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$759
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$782
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$693
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$748
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$565
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$531