Curacao vs Luxembourg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Curacao Luxembourg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1395
$2438
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3667
$5544
🏠 One person rent
$637
$1595
🏘️ Family rent
$1381
$2702
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$609
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$83.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$943
$5195
💸 GDP per capita
$20493
$128K
😃 Human freedom index
7.2
8.71
❤️ Life expectancy
78
83
👮 Corruption perceptions index
72
78
🌐 English speaking %
60%
57%
🎓 Higher education
15
80
😀 Quality of life
61
93
🏙️ Population
153K
672K

The average cost of living in Curacao ($1395) is 43% less expensive than in Luxembourg ($2438). Curacao ranked 39th vs 11th for Luxembourg 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 2.1 months in Luxembourg. Ranked 57th and 9th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Curacao vs Luxembourg

We calculate prices for Curacao and Luxembourg as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 5 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 Luxembourg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.7
$79.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.8
$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$5.61
 Cappuccino
$3.36
$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$3.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$534
$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$396
$1322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1372
$2760
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$2298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.6
$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.86%
2.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2442
$10271
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1762
$8095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.72
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.1
$40.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$45.9
$34.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.07
$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$23.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$9.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.27
$7.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.68
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.65
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.3
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.8
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.3
$52.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.91
$31.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.6
$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$298
$1403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12926
$18868

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In Curacao

City Cost of living Population
Willemstad
$1395
150K
Barber
$1395
2.42K

In Luxembourg

City Cost of living Population
Luxembourg City
$2490
135K
Petange
$2330
20.9K
Esch-sur-Alzette
$2457
37.5K
Differdange
$2293
30.4K
Dudelange
$2390
22K