Curacao vs Maldives - Cost of Living Comparison

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Curacao Maldives
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1385
$1263
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3647
$2899
🏠 One person rent
$620
$817
🏘️ Family rent
$1348
$1622
🍽️ Food expenses
$544
$321
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.4
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$934
$939
💸 GDP per capita
$20502
$11781
😃 Human freedom index
7.2
7.1
❤️ Life expectancy
78
79.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
72
39
🌐 English speaking %
60%
70%
🎓 Higher education
15
12
😀 Quality of life
61
60
🏙️ Population
160K
436K

The average cost of living in Curacao ($1385) is 10% more expensive than in Maldives ($1263). Curacao ranked 37th vs 45th for Maldives 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 0.7 months in Maldives. Ranked 58th and 61st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Curacao vs Maldives

We calculate prices for Curacao and Maldives as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 2 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 Maldives
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.4
$5.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.3
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.9
$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$3
 Cappuccino
$3.53
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.42
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$529
$841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1369
$1668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1016
$1338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$84.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.5
$88.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.63%
13.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2779
$2465
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2115
$1988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.71
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.3
$21.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$40.6
$15.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.12
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$9.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.61
$7.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.33
$6.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.8
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.7
$71.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.72
$8.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.1
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.7
$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12092
$3450

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In Curacao

City Cost of living Population
Willemstad
$1385
150K
Barber
$1415
2.42K

In Maldives

City Cost of living Population
Male
$1284
133K
Hulhumale
$1207
50K