Kingston vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kingston	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1482	$1659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3425	$3858
🏠 One person rent	$740	$843
🏘️ Family rent	$1278	$1421
🍽️ Food expenses	$494	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$745	$1256
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	41	9
😀 Quality of life	61	53
🏙️ Population	938K	137K

The cost of living in Kingston is 11% less expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 4050th and 3357th ($1482 vs $1659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jamaica and Curacao, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Curacao comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kingston compared to 0.8 months in Willemstad. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Willemstad ranked 1st in Curacao, while ranked 5741st and 6458th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Willemstad

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	Kingston	Willemstad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.2	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$79.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.92	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$5.74
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$510	$592
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$1245
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$933	$1065
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$251
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.42%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2845	$837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2196	$167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$1.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.9	$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.17	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.73	$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$3.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$7.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$4.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$3.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$2.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.42	$9.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.5	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.3	$46.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.32	$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.8	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.3	$186
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5834	$12169

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1314
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$874
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1152
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1102
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1285
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$964
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1024
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1092
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1201
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1650
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2128
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1274
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2774
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1163
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1673
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1352
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1575
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1888
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$523
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$523
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1619
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1522
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$539
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$545
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$559
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1322
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$535
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$539
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1319
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3795
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$530
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$522
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1090
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$688
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$857
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$814

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