Guayaquil vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guayaquil	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$910	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2330	$4999
🏠 One person rent	$375	$1371
🏘️ Family rent	$692	$2182
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$567	$3835
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	47	94
😀 Quality of life	58	94
🏙️ Population	2.65M	664K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 59% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 6095th and 1336th ($910 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Ecuador and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Ecuador vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guayaquil compared to 1.7 months in Rotterdam. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 5554th and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Rotterdam

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	Guayaquil	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.82	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.6	$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.5	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$6.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$608	$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$571	$1840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.5	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.29%	3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1130	$5393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1872	$3725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.8	$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.35	$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.77	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.55	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.64	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.22	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.15	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.4	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$269	$1741
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6982	$10888

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Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$808
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$722
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$827
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$761
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$813
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$594
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$770
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$651
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$760
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$545
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$870
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$454
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$574
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$617
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$495
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$902
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$504
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$498
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$528
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$564
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$509
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$618
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$517
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$504
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$544
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$488
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$523
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$515
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$500
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$549
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$462
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$398
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$699
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$733
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$718
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$652
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$679
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$520
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$496

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1991
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2094
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1750
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2184
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2373
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2375
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1865
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2180
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2046
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2076
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2064
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1975
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1762
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1831
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1709
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1782
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1921
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1611
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2017
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1442
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592