Brisbane vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$1659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$3858
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$843
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$1421
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$1256
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	66	9
😀 Quality of life	97	53
🏙️ Population	2.71M	137K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 40% more expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 1241st and 3357th ($2323 vs $1659) 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 3rd and 6458th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Brisbane	Willemstad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$79.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$5.74
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$592
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$1245
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$1065
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$251
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$3.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$7.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$4.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$3.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$2.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$9.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$46.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$186
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$12169

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913

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