Guayaquil vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guayaquil	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$925	$1460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2456	$3763
🏠 One person rent	$364	$712
🏘️ Family rent	$743	$1554
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$514	$994
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	47	9
😀 Quality of life	51	48
🏙️ Population	2.65M	150K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 37% less expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 5905th and 3589th ($925 vs $1460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Ecuador and Curacao, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Curacao comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guayaquil compared to 0.7 months in Willemstad. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Willemstad ranked 1st in Curacao, while ranked 6147th and 6340th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Willemstad

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	Guayaquil	Willemstad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.01	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$70
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$8.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$3.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.81	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$1720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$1169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.36%	4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1009	$826
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2101	$168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$9.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.99	$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$7.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.57	$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5836	$9410

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near Willemstad

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Barber	$1444
71 km or 44 mi	Kralendijk	$1962
114 km or 71 mi	Coro	$555
128 km or 79 mi	Oranjestad	$1580
143 km or 89 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$739
209 km or 130 mi	Puerto Cabello	$781
228 km or 142 mi	Yaritagua	$685
232 km or 144 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
234 km or 146 mi	Cabudare	$666
239 km or 148 mi	Guacara	$795
240 km or 149 mi	Valencia	$769
241 km or 150 mi	Los Guayos	$728
243 km or 151 mi	Tocuyito	$724
247 km or 153 mi	El Limon	$745
250 km or 155 mi	Carora	$681
253 km or 157 mi	Quibor	$682
254 km or 158 mi	Maracay	$817
254 km or 158 mi	Tinaquillo	$738
261 km or 162 mi	Santa Rita	$780
263 km or 164 mi	Turmero	$857
264 km or 164 mi	Palo Negro	$775
267 km or 166 mi	Catia La Mar	$974
269 km or 167 mi	Cagua	$818
272 km or 169 mi	Maiquetia	$919
273 km or 170 mi	La Victoria	$858
276 km or 171 mi	La Guaira	$938
276 km or 172 mi	El Tocuyo	$693
277 km or 172 mi	San Carlos	$776
283 km or 176 mi	Caracas	$1075
285 km or 177 mi	Araure	$723
286 km or 177 mi	Los Teques	$960
286 km or 178 mi	Acarigua	$723
303 km or 188 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$807
307 km or 191 mi	Charallave	$904
311 km or 194 mi	Cua	$910
319 km or 198 mi	Guatire	$917
319 km or 198 mi	Guarenas	$918
322 km or 200 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
324 km or 201 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901