Guadalajara vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guadalajara	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1241	$1611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2983	$3757
🏠 One person rent	$607	$820
🏘️ Family rent	$1060	$1386
🍽️ Food expenses	$416	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$82.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$750	$1249
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	47	9
😀 Quality of life	62	53
🏙️ Population	1.39M	150K

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 23% less expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 4689th and 3611th ($1241 vs $1611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in Mexico and Curacao, respectively. Check Mexico vs Curacao comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guadalajara compared to 0.8 months in Willemstad. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Willemstad ranked 1st in Curacao, while ranked 5768th and 6474th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Willemstad

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	Guadalajara	Willemstad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.4	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$5.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$776	$699
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$1023
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.2	$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.5	$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	4.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3091	$833
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2058	$167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$33.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.5	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$7.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$9.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.93	$9.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$8.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.5	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.3	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.5	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$163
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$326
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11768	$12408

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Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$784
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1280
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$990
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$925
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$983
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1157
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$806
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1007
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$999
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$885
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$746
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$1023
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$899
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1417
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$914
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$920
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$946
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$956
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$910
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1202
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$817
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$950
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$952
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$664
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$894
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$926
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$803
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$866
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1028
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$1241
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$913
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$1044
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$914
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$747
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$986
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1102

Cities near Willemstad

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Barber	$1578
71 km or 44 mi	Kralendijk	$2002
114 km or 71 mi	Coro	$571
128 km or 79 mi	Oranjestad	$1694
143 km or 89 mi	Punto Fijo	$733
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$762
209 km or 130 mi	Puerto Cabello	$806
228 km or 142 mi	Yaritagua	$697
232 km or 144 mi	Barquisimeto	$670
234 km or 146 mi	Cabudare	$660
239 km or 148 mi	Guacara	$817
240 km or 149 mi	Valencia	$745
241 km or 150 mi	Los Guayos	$735
243 km or 151 mi	Tocuyito	$728
247 km or 153 mi	El Limon	$715
250 km or 155 mi	Carora	$712
253 km or 157 mi	Quibor	$696
254 km or 158 mi	Maracay	$754
254 km or 158 mi	Tinaquillo	$756
261 km or 162 mi	Santa Rita	$742
263 km or 164 mi	Turmero	$834
264 km or 164 mi	Palo Negro	$748
267 km or 166 mi	Catia La Mar	$1044
269 km or 167 mi	Cagua	$793
272 km or 169 mi	Maiquetia	$997
273 km or 170 mi	La Victoria	$818
276 km or 171 mi	La Guaira	$1015
276 km or 172 mi	El Tocuyo	$719
277 km or 172 mi	San Carlos	$807
283 km or 176 mi	Caracas	$1199
285 km or 177 mi	Araure	$744
286 km or 177 mi	Los Teques	$994
286 km or 178 mi	Acarigua	$749
303 km or 188 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$781
307 km or 191 mi	Charallave	$775
311 km or 194 mi	Cua	$726
319 km or 198 mi	Guatire	$918
319 km or 198 mi	Guarenas	$923
322 km or 200 mi	Santa Lucia	$780
324 km or 201 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$605