Guayaquil - Post Report Question and Answers
What is the availability and cost of household help, and what types of help are typically employed by expatriates?
There are plenty of housekeepers available for about $35/day. Those with pools also hire a pool maintenance person. Some also hire a gardener, but yards tend to be small. - May 2025
$30-35 a day for a housekeeper. One day a week is more than enough for a single person. - May 2025
Help is widely available, but almost all only speak Spanish. Costs are ok. - May 2025
Widely available for about $20-$25 per day plus government required benefits. Reliable and hard working. Nannies, house keepers, gardeners, massage therapists, pilates instructor. - Aug 2022
Very cheap, easy to find. People who have houses get gardeners and sometimes people to clean their pools. - Jun 2022
Not expensive, but there are regulations around having a contract and paying into the national social security system. With the required bonuses, etc., it's a bit more. - Oct 2020
Not as cheap as you might expect. Ecuador has pretty strict and protective labor laws. You will pay more for the help than in other countries, plus a 13th and 14th month bonus, plus a generous severance when you leave the country. - Feb 2019
It's affordable. Part-time domestic help will run about $160 a month, plus insurance for the maid (usually 40 dollars per month). Full time help is about $300 or more per month plus the health insurance for the maid. - Jun 2013
Plenty. - May 2013
Relatively cheap and widely available. - Jan 2012
Local help is about $190/month but there are legal requirements, and contracts so know what you're getting into. - Jan 2012
Very cheap and readily available. - Aug 2011
