Georgetown vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Georgetown	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1062	$1460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3388	$3763
🏠 One person rent	$423	$712
🏘️ Family rent	$1181	$1554
🍽️ Food expenses	$480	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$994
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	24	9
😀 Quality of life	47	48
🏙️ Population	235K	150K

The cost of living in Georgetown is 27% less expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 5085th and 3589th ($1062 vs $1460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guyana and Curacao, respectively. Check Guyana vs Curacao comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Georgetown compared to 0.7 months in Willemstad. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Willemstad ranked 1st in Curacao, while ranked 6400th and 6340th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Georgetown	Willemstad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.42	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.9	$70
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.05	$8.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$3.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.68	$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$564	$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$265	$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$1720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$1169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.51%	4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3867	$826
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1730	$168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.1	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$9.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.41	$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$7.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.42	$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.7	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$883	$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23423	$9410

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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1031
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$881
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$789
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$777
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$560
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$953
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1178
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1084
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1645
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$890
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1643
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1062
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1070
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$737
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$746
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1418
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$674
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$639
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$716
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$684
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$695
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$1000
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1007
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$858
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$837
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$804
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1161
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847

Cities near Willemstad

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Barber	$1444
71 km or 44 mi	Kralendijk	$1962
114 km or 71 mi	Coro	$555
128 km or 79 mi	Oranjestad	$1580
143 km or 89 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$739
209 km or 130 mi	Puerto Cabello	$781
228 km or 142 mi	Yaritagua	$685
232 km or 144 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
234 km or 146 mi	Cabudare	$666
239 km or 148 mi	Guacara	$795
240 km or 149 mi	Valencia	$769
241 km or 150 mi	Los Guayos	$728
243 km or 151 mi	Tocuyito	$724
247 km or 153 mi	El Limon	$745
250 km or 155 mi	Carora	$681
253 km or 157 mi	Quibor	$682
254 km or 158 mi	Maracay	$817
254 km or 158 mi	Tinaquillo	$738
261 km or 162 mi	Santa Rita	$780
263 km or 164 mi	Turmero	$857
264 km or 164 mi	Palo Negro	$775
267 km or 166 mi	Catia La Mar	$974
269 km or 167 mi	Cagua	$818
272 km or 169 mi	Maiquetia	$919
273 km or 170 mi	La Victoria	$858
276 km or 171 mi	La Guaira	$938
276 km or 172 mi	El Tocuyo	$693
277 km or 172 mi	San Carlos	$776
283 km or 176 mi	Caracas	$1075
285 km or 177 mi	Araure	$723
286 km or 177 mi	Los Teques	$960
286 km or 178 mi	Acarigua	$723
303 km or 188 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$807
307 km or 191 mi	Charallave	$904
311 km or 194 mi	Cua	$910
319 km or 198 mi	Guatire	$917
319 km or 198 mi	Guarenas	$918
322 km or 200 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
324 km or 201 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901