Belem vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belem	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$1460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1572	$3763
🏠 One person rent	$405	$712
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$1554
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$994
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	40	9
😀 Quality of life	41	48
🏙️ Population	1.3M	150K

The cost of living in Belem is 48% less expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 6655th and 3589th ($755 vs $1460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Brazil and Curacao, respectively. Check Brazil vs Curacao comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Belem compared to 0.7 months in Willemstad. Belem ranked 67th best city to live in Brazil vs Willemstad ranked 1st in Curacao, while ranked 6876th and 6340th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Willemstad

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	Belem	Willemstad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$70
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$8.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$3.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$1720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$1169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.6	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.21%	4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$826
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$9.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.95	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.56	$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$7.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.95	$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.6	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3002	$9410

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$638
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$621
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$583
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$615
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$615
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$614
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$590
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$624
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$603
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$610
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$565
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$642
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$621
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$629
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$611
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$621
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$639
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$665
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$603
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$602
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$600
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$593
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$572
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$591
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$590
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$546
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$639
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$569
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$537
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$557
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$589
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$570
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$697
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1643
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$543
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$564
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1645
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$695

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