Jeddah vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jeddah	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1209	$1611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2848	$3757
🏠 One person rent	$584	$820
🏘️ Family rent	$940	$1386
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$82.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2099	$1249
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	9
😀 Quality of life	78	53
🏙️ Population	4.7M	150K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 25% less expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 4757th and 3611th ($1209 vs $1611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Curacao, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Curacao comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Jeddah compared to 0.8 months in Willemstad. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Willemstad ranked 1st in Curacao, while ranked 990th and 6474th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Willemstad

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	Jeddah	Willemstad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$5.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.68	$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$556	$699
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1019	$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$1023
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.8	$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.3	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.97%	4.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1688	$833
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1003	$167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$1.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.1	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$33.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.96	$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$7.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$9.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.58	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.61	$9.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.53	$8.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.8	$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$163
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$453	$326
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7655	$12408

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1107
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$964
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$795
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1168
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$906
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$893
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$902
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$942
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$498
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$815
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$497
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$865
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1104
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$531
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$369
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$491
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$931
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$775
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$931
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$498
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1074
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$385
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$448
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$354
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1632
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$515
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$360
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$551
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$492
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$810
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$479
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$790
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$858
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$491
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$415
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$776
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$819
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$494

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