Curacao vs United Arab Emirates - Cost of Living Comparison

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Curacao United Arab Emirates
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1395
$1904
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3667
$4462
🏠 One person rent
$637
$1238
🏘️ Family rent
$1381
$2399
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$943
$3280
💸 GDP per capita
$20493
$52977
😃 Human freedom index
7.2
5.73
❤️ Life expectancy
78
79.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
72
68
🌐 English speaking %
60%
65%
🎓 Higher education
15
68
😀 Quality of life
61
78
🏙️ Population
153K
9.89M

The average cost of living in Curacao ($1395) is 27% less expensive than in the United Arab Emirates ($1904). Curacao ranked 39th vs 19th for the United Arab Emirates 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 the United Arab Emirates. Ranked 57th and 30th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Curacao vs the United Arab Emirates

We calculate prices for Curacao and the United Arab Emirates as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 9 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 United Arab Emirates
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$8.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.7
$58.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.8
$8.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$10.8
 Cappuccino
$3.36
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$534
$1420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$396
$943
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1372
$2605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$2024
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.6
$89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.86%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2442
$5331
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1762
$3494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.72
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.1
$59.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$45.9
$9.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.07
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$9.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$8.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.27
$6.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.68
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$5.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.65
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.3
$76.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.8
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.3
$77.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.91
$9.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.6
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$94.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$298
$614
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12926
$10203

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In Curacao

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

In the United Arab Emirates

City Cost of living Population
Dubai
$2309
3.33M
Abu Dhabi
$1802
1.48M
Al Ain
$1050
767K
Sharjah
$1503
1.25M
Ajman
$2084
490K
Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
116K
Fujairah
$1232
119K
Umm al-Quwain
$1768
44.4K
Madinat Zayed
$1630
29.1K