Arlington vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Arlington	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1913	$1659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4719	$3858
🏠 One person rent	$1108	$843
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$1421
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.3	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3749	$1256
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	90	9
😀 Quality of life	78	53
🏙️ Population	394K	137K

The cost of living in Arlington is 15% more expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 2324th and 3357th ($1913 vs $1659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1747th and 1st in the United States and Curacao, respectively. Check the United States vs Curacao comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Arlington compared to 0.8 months in Willemstad. Arlington ranked 262nd best city to live in the United States vs Willemstad ranked 1st in Curacao, while ranked 895th and 6458th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Arlington	Willemstad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$79.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$5.74
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$868	$592
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2162	$1245
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$1065
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$251
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.1	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.19%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$1.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40	$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$3.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.28	$3.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$4.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$2.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.64	$9.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.5	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$46.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$186
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1486	$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21592	$12169

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2316
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2128
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2122
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2111
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2147
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2086
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2129
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2259
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2170
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2137
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2042
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2164
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2128
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2110
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2182
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2206
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2151
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2120
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2472
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2193
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2202
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2062
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2205
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2220
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2096
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2205
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2104
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2155
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2209
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2397

Cities near Willemstad

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Barber	$1629
71 km or 44 mi	Kralendijk	$2007
114 km or 71 mi	Coro	$566
128 km or 79 mi	Oranjestad	$1780
143 km or 89 mi	Punto Fijo	$710
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$788
209 km or 130 mi	Puerto Cabello	$838
228 km or 142 mi	Yaritagua	$734
232 km or 144 mi	Barquisimeto	$724
234 km or 146 mi	Cabudare	$704
239 km or 148 mi	Guacara	$855
240 km or 149 mi	Valencia	$787
241 km or 150 mi	Los Guayos	$774
243 km or 151 mi	Tocuyito	$764
247 km or 153 mi	El Limon	$723
250 km or 155 mi	Carora	$729
253 km or 157 mi	Quibor	$729
254 km or 158 mi	Maracay	$756
254 km or 158 mi	Tinaquillo	$791
261 km or 162 mi	Santa Rita	$758
263 km or 164 mi	Turmero	$863
264 km or 164 mi	Palo Negro	$763
267 km or 166 mi	Catia La Mar	$1080
269 km or 167 mi	Cagua	$819
272 km or 169 mi	Maiquetia	$1042
273 km or 170 mi	La Victoria	$847
276 km or 171 mi	La Guaira	$1058
276 km or 172 mi	El Tocuyo	$741
277 km or 172 mi	San Carlos	$839
283 km or 176 mi	Caracas	$1253
285 km or 177 mi	Araure	$765
286 km or 177 mi	Los Teques	$1025
286 km or 178 mi	Acarigua	$771
303 km or 188 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$812
307 km or 191 mi	Charallave	$801
311 km or 194 mi	Cua	$748
319 km or 198 mi	Guatire	$947
319 km or 198 mi	Guarenas	$954
322 km or 200 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
324 km or 201 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620