Bridgetown vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bridgetown	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1353	$1460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3655	$3763
🏠 One person rent	$565	$712
🏘️ Family rent	$1353	$1554
🍽️ Food expenses	$595	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.2	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1472	$994
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	20	9
😀 Quality of life	64	48
🏙️ Population	110K	150K

The cost of living in Bridgetown is 7% less expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 4035th and 3589th ($1353 vs $1460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Barbados and Curacao, respectively. Check Barbados vs Curacao comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bridgetown compared to 0.7 months in Willemstad. Bridgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Barbados vs Willemstad ranked 1st in Curacao, while ranked 4410th and 6340th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bridgetown vs Willemstad

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	Bridgetown	Willemstad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$70
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.18	$8.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$3.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.77	$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.49	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$605	$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$410	$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1756	$1720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1062	$1169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.4	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.81%	4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$826
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3501	$168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.3	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.2	$46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.76	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.54	$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$9.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$3.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.18	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8	$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$7.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.15	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.5	$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.79	$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.06	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$77	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6541	$9410

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Cities near Bridgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Holetown	$1418
161 km or 100 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
164 km or 102 mi	Georgetown	$1007
175 km or 109 mi	Kingstown	$1000
180 km or 112 mi	Castries	$1161
230 km or 143 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
244 km or 151 mi	Grenville	$1070
245 km or 152 mi	Scarborough	$1084
259 km or 161 mi	St. George's	$1062
310 km or 193 mi	Roseau	$1015
337 km or 210 mi	San Juan	$1178
339 km or 211 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
340 km or 211 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
347 km or 216 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
372 km or 231 mi	San Fernando	$953
395 km or 245 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
396 km or 246 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
404 km or 251 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
405 km or 251 mi	Le Moule	$1499
407 km or 253 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
411 km or 256 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
478 km or 297 mi	Carupano	$737
497 km or 309 mi	All Saints	$1037
507 km or 315 mi	St. John's	$1039
515 km or 320 mi	La Asuncion	$695
518 km or 322 mi	Porlamar	$684
522 km or 324 mi	Tucupita	$777
538 km or 335 mi	Maturin	$890
574 km or 357 mi	Basseterre	$1373
576 km or 358 mi	Cumana	$716
579 km or 360 mi	Cayon	$1377
622 km or 387 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
632 km or 393 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
641 km or 398 mi	Lecheria	$837
642 km or 399 mi	Upata	$789
643 km or 399 mi	Barcelona	$858
659 km or 410 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
667 km or 415 mi	Cantaura	$674
668 km or 415 mi	Anaco	$639
690 km or 429 mi	El Tigre	$746

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