Dublin vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dublin	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2858	$1481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6400	$3493
🏠 One person rent	$1880	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$3325	$1239
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$81.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4105	$1190
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	9
😀 Quality of life	96	54
🏙️ Population	593K	150K

The cost of living in Dublin is 93% more expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 315th and 4025th ($2858 vs $1481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Ireland and Curacao, respectively. Check Ireland vs Curacao comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 0.8 months in Willemstad. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Willemstad ranked 1st in Curacao, while ranked 21st and 6381st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dublin	Willemstad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.9	$70.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$9.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.38	$5.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2001	$658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1600	$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3623	$1196
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2903	$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.4	$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7908	$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6270	$168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.34	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.6	$42.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$33.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.69	$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$8.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$5.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.71	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.7	$8.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.93	$3.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$9.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.6	$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$9.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1314	$323
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9426	$10822

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2402
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2443
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2902
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1955
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2010
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1912
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1879
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2359
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1884
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2205
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1484
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1703
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2159
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2768
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1712
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1551
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1655
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1815
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1804
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1834
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1937
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1832
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1813
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1682
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2472
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1729
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1767
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2023
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1802
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1680
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1873
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1883
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1840
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1652
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1839
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1723

Cities near Willemstad

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Barber	$1456
71 km or 44 mi	Kralendijk	$2005
114 km or 71 mi	Coro	$576
128 km or 79 mi	Oranjestad	$1599
143 km or 89 mi	Punto Fijo	$728
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$730
209 km or 130 mi	Puerto Cabello	$779
228 km or 142 mi	Yaritagua	$650
232 km or 144 mi	Barquisimeto	$627
234 km or 146 mi	Cabudare	$618
239 km or 148 mi	Guacara	$791
240 km or 149 mi	Valencia	$739
241 km or 150 mi	Los Guayos	$719
243 km or 151 mi	Tocuyito	$714
247 km or 153 mi	El Limon	$716
250 km or 155 mi	Carora	$677
253 km or 157 mi	Quibor	$648
254 km or 158 mi	Maracay	$768
254 km or 158 mi	Tinaquillo	$733
261 km or 162 mi	Santa Rita	$742
263 km or 164 mi	Turmero	$813
264 km or 164 mi	Palo Negro	$743
267 km or 166 mi	Catia La Mar	$1015
269 km or 167 mi	Cagua	$775
272 km or 169 mi	Maiquetia	$969
273 km or 170 mi	La Victoria	$803
276 km or 171 mi	La Guaira	$989
276 km or 172 mi	El Tocuyo	$677
277 km or 172 mi	San Carlos	$779
283 km or 176 mi	Caracas	$1176
285 km or 177 mi	Araure	$719
286 km or 177 mi	Los Teques	$963
286 km or 178 mi	Acarigua	$723
303 km or 188 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$768
307 km or 191 mi	Charallave	$757
311 km or 194 mi	Cua	$712
319 km or 198 mi	Guatire	$890
319 km or 198 mi	Guarenas	$894
322 km or 200 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
324 km or 201 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596