George Town vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	George Town	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3795	$1659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8459	$3858
🏠 One person rent	$2638	$843
🏘️ Family rent	$4600	$1421
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.8	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7880	$1256
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	25	9
😀 Quality of life	80	53
🏙️ Population	47K	137K

The cost of living in George Town is 129% more expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 15th and 3357th ($3795 vs $1659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Cayman Islands and Curacao, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs Curacao comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in George Town compared to 0.8 months in Willemstad. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Willemstad ranked 1st in Curacao, while ranked 717th and 6458th among best cities to live in the world.

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	George Town	Willemstad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$110	$79.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.8	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.21	$5.74
☕ Cappuccino	$6.92	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.42	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2779	$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2290	$592
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$1245
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4062	$1065
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$212	$251
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$114	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.19%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8738	$837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3024	$167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.42	$1.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.7	$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.79	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.84	$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$3.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.74	$3.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$7.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$4.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.2	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$2.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$9.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.67	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.5	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$46.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$25	$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$186
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1829	$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26968	$12169

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1201
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1092
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1160
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1322
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1213
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1522
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1165
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1168
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1196
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1163
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1212
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1319
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1619
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1024
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1073
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$964
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2774
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1102
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1152
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2128
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$874
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1575
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1314
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1482
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1163
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1285
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1352
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1274
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1650
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2957
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1132
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1149
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1260
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1177
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1294
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1673

Cities near Willemstad

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Barber	$1629
71 km or 44 mi	Kralendijk	$2007
114 km or 71 mi	Coro	$566
128 km or 79 mi	Oranjestad	$1780
143 km or 89 mi	Punto Fijo	$710
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$788
209 km or 130 mi	Puerto Cabello	$838
228 km or 142 mi	Yaritagua	$734
232 km or 144 mi	Barquisimeto	$724
234 km or 146 mi	Cabudare	$704
239 km or 148 mi	Guacara	$855
240 km or 149 mi	Valencia	$787
241 km or 150 mi	Los Guayos	$774
243 km or 151 mi	Tocuyito	$764
247 km or 153 mi	El Limon	$723
250 km or 155 mi	Carora	$729
253 km or 157 mi	Quibor	$729
254 km or 158 mi	Maracay	$756
254 km or 158 mi	Tinaquillo	$791
261 km or 162 mi	Santa Rita	$758
263 km or 164 mi	Turmero	$863
264 km or 164 mi	Palo Negro	$763
267 km or 166 mi	Catia La Mar	$1080
269 km or 167 mi	Cagua	$819
272 km or 169 mi	Maiquetia	$1042
273 km or 170 mi	La Victoria	$847
276 km or 171 mi	La Guaira	$1058
276 km or 172 mi	El Tocuyo	$741
277 km or 172 mi	San Carlos	$839
283 km or 176 mi	Caracas	$1253
285 km or 177 mi	Araure	$765
286 km or 177 mi	Los Teques	$1025
286 km or 178 mi	Acarigua	$771
303 km or 188 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$812
307 km or 191 mi	Charallave	$801
311 km or 194 mi	Cua	$748
319 km or 198 mi	Guatire	$947
319 km or 198 mi	Guarenas	$954
322 km or 200 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
324 km or 201 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620