Johannesburg vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Johannesburg	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$1460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2403	$3763
🏠 One person rent	$441	$712
🏘️ Family rent	$809	$1554
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1383	$994
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	9
😀 Quality of life	57	48
🏙️ Population	4.43M	150K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 32% less expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 5539th and 3589th ($993 vs $1460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in South Africa and Curacao, respectively. Check South Africa vs Curacao comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.7 months in Willemstad. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Willemstad ranked 1st in Curacao, while ranked 5667th and 6340th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Willemstad

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	Johannesburg	Willemstad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.65	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$70
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$8.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$3.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$790	$1720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$1169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$826
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$684	$168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$9.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.96	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$7.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$9410

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003

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