Amsterdam vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$1460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$3763
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$712
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$1554
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$994
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	9
😀 Quality of life	95	48
🏙️ Population	921K	150K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 91% more expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 331st and 3589th ($2791 vs $1460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Curacao, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Curacao comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.7 months in Willemstad. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Willemstad ranked 1st in Curacao, while ranked 29th and 6340th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Amsterdam	Willemstad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$70
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$8.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$3.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$1720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$1169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$826
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$9.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$7.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$9410

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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 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