Curacao vs France - Cost of Living Comparison

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Curacao France
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1404
$1517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3703
$3774
🏠 One person rent
$624
$785
🏘️ Family rent
$1377
$1515
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$512
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.5
$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$916
$2553
💸 GDP per capita
$17718
$40964
😃 Human freedom index
7.2
7.8
❤️ Life expectancy
78
82.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
72
72
🌐 English speaking %
60%
57.3%
🎓 Higher education
15
82
😀 Quality of life
60
85
🏙️ Population
160K
67.7M

The average cost of living in Curacao ($1404) is 7% less expensive than in France ($1517). Curacao ranked 37th vs 29th for France in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Curacao compared to 1.7 months in France. Ranked 59th and 24th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Curacao vs France

We calculate prices for Curacao and France as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 151 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Curacao France
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.3
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.6
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$6.29
 Cappuccino
$3.6
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.51
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$569
$777
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$411
$607
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1426
$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1061
$1243
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.1
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.55%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2176
$6240
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1652
$4751
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$1.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.9
$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$40.7
$18.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$2.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.3
$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.9
$8.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.5
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.4
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.3
$91.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11985
$11155

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In Curacao

City Cost of living Population
Willemstad
$1403
150K
Barber
$1426
2.42K

In France

City Cost of living Population
Paris
$2138
2.15M
Marseille
$1541
870K
Lyon
$1530
522K
Toulouse
$1423
498K
Nice
$1701
343K
Montpellier
$1449
299K
Strasbourg
$1382
291K
Nantes
$1451
321K
Bordeaux
$1474
260K
Lille
$1474
236K
Rennes
$1337
222K
Boulogne-Billancourt
$1822
121K
Villeurbanne
$1376
155K
Amiens
$1146
134K
Toulon
$1369
180K
Grenoble
$1373
158K
Angers
$1218
156K
Saint-Denis
$1607
153K
Reims
$1437
180K
Aix-en-Provence
$1662
147K
Tours
$1212
138K
Rueil-Malmaison
$1582
78.3K
Nanterre
$1669
95.8K
Le Havre
$1255
166K
Clermont-Ferrand
$1309
147K
Le Mans
$1177
145K
Brest
$1118
139K
Dijon
$1225
159K
Argenteuil
$1875
109K
Saint-Etienne
$1053
174K