Amsterdam vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$925
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$2456
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$743
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$514
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	95	47
😀 Quality of life	95	51
🏙️ Population	921K	2.65M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 202% more expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 331st and 5905th ($2791 vs $925) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 29th and 6147th 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	$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$50.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$2.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$269
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$58.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$91.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$1009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$2101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$6.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$5.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$7.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$5836

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$1944
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2291
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1937
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1995
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2251
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2081
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2180
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1357
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2199
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1861
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1760
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1651
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1829
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2105
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1823
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1893
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1941
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1613
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1764
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1813
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1851
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1739
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1862

Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$806
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$697
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$823
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$766
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$816
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$569
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$758
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$651
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$716
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$538
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$990
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$463
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$573
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$600
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$505
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$884
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$513
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$505
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$519
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$565
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$518
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$548
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$531
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$571
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$514
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$598
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$549
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$562
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$477
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$410
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$714
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$748
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$742
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$666
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$694
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$557
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$504