Curacao vs Singapore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Curacao	Singapore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1395	$3160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3667	$7301
🏠 One person rent	$637	$2161
🏘️ Family rent	$1381	$4034
🍽️ Food expenses	$530	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$268
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$943	$4518
💸 GDP per capita	$20493	$84734
😃 Human freedom index	7.2	7.75
❤️ Life expectancy	78	82.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index	72	83
🌐 English speaking %	60%	96.4%
🎓 Higher education	15	96
😀 Quality of life	61	94
🏙️ Population	153K	5.87M

The average cost of living in Curacao ($1395) is 56% less expensive than in Singapore ($3160). Curacao ranked 39th vs 3rd for Singapore 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 1.4 months in Singapore. Ranked 57th and 5th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Curacao vs Singapore

We calculate prices for Curacao and Singapore 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	Singapore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82.7	$64.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.8	$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$8.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.36	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$534	$2510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$396	$1895
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1372	$5054
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$3527
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$223	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.6	$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.86%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2442	$21371
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1762	$7693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.72	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.1	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$45.9	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.07	$2.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.97	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$4.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$4.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$4.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.27	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.68	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$8.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$4.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.3	$112
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.8	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.3	$72.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.91	$27.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.6	$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$298	$1202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12926	$28359