Brisbane vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brisbane	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$1481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4896	$3493
🏠 One person rent	$1253	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$2149	$1239
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$81.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$1190
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	66	9
😀 Quality of life	98	54
🏙️ Population	2.71M	150K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 39% more expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 1813th and 4025th ($2065 vs $1481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Australia and Curacao, respectively. Check Australia vs Curacao comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.8 months in Willemstad. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Willemstad ranked 1st in Curacao, while ranked 9th and 6381st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Willemstad

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	Brisbane	Willemstad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$70.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$9.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$5.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1514	$658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$1196
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1816	$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.5	$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8291	$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6020	$168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.8	$42.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$33.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$8.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$5.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$8.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$3.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.35	$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$9.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.3	$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$9.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.5	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1795	$323
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11423	$10822

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1662
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1798
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1710
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1184
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1503
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1839
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1747
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2181
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1888
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1599
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2292
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2640
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1568
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1364
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1580
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1678
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2019
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1667
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1683
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1771
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1706
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1736

Cities near Willemstad

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Barber	$1456
71 km or 44 mi	Kralendijk	$2005
114 km or 71 mi	Coro	$576
128 km or 79 mi	Oranjestad	$1599
143 km or 89 mi	Punto Fijo	$728
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$730
209 km or 130 mi	Puerto Cabello	$779
228 km or 142 mi	Yaritagua	$650
232 km or 144 mi	Barquisimeto	$627
234 km or 146 mi	Cabudare	$618
239 km or 148 mi	Guacara	$791
240 km or 149 mi	Valencia	$739
241 km or 150 mi	Los Guayos	$719
243 km or 151 mi	Tocuyito	$714
247 km or 153 mi	El Limon	$716
250 km or 155 mi	Carora	$677
253 km or 157 mi	Quibor	$648
254 km or 158 mi	Maracay	$768
254 km or 158 mi	Tinaquillo	$733
261 km or 162 mi	Santa Rita	$742
263 km or 164 mi	Turmero	$813
264 km or 164 mi	Palo Negro	$743
267 km or 166 mi	Catia La Mar	$1015
269 km or 167 mi	Cagua	$775
272 km or 169 mi	Maiquetia	$969
273 km or 170 mi	La Victoria	$803
276 km or 171 mi	La Guaira	$989
276 km or 172 mi	El Tocuyo	$677
277 km or 172 mi	San Carlos	$779
283 km or 176 mi	Caracas	$1176
285 km or 177 mi	Araure	$719
286 km or 177 mi	Los Teques	$963
286 km or 178 mi	Acarigua	$723
303 km or 188 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$768
307 km or 191 mi	Charallave	$757
311 km or 194 mi	Cua	$712
319 km or 198 mi	Guatire	$890
319 km or 198 mi	Guarenas	$894
322 km or 200 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
324 km or 201 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596