Cologne vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cologne	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1744	$1460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4212	$3763
🏠 One person rent	$947	$712
🏘️ Family rent	$1673	$1554
🍽️ Food expenses	$491	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3148	$994
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	92	9
😀 Quality of life	96	48
🏙️ Population	1.09M	150K

The cost of living in Cologne is 19% more expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 2551st and 3589th ($1744 vs $1460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st in Germany and Curacao, respectively. Check Germany vs Curacao comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.7 months in Willemstad. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Willemstad ranked 1st in Curacao, while ranked 12th and 6340th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Willemstad

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	Cologne	Willemstad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.1	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$70
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$8.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.67	$3.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$963	$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1902	$1720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$1169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6163	$826
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5539	$168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.35	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.6	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$9.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.56	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.09	$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$7.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.2	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$773	$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15595	$9410

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1551
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1536
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1534
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1544
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1529
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1554
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1523
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1518
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1522
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1497
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1542
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1677
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1522
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1580
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1502
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1517
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1494
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1494
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1516
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1446
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1503
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1495
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1479
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1490
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1500
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1772

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