Kingston vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kingston	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1364	$1481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3138	$3493
🏠 One person rent	$654	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$1106	$1239
🍽️ Food expenses	$490	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$81.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$504	$1190
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	40	9
😀 Quality of life	57	54
🏙️ Population	580K	150K

The cost of living in Kingston is 8% less expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 4339th and 4025th ($1364 vs $1481) 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 0.4 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 6173rd and 6381st 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	$9.4	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.2	$70.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.14	$9.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$5.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$792	$658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1427	$1196
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$765	$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.36%	4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2802	$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2172	$168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.8	$42.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26	$33.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.1	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.83	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.54	$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$8.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$5.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.69	$8.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.6	$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$9.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.93	$9.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.6	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.3	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$323
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4783	$10822

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1223
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$793
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1055
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1030
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1164
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$947
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$973
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1072
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1149
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1645
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2126
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1266
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2761
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1165
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1656
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1354
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1574
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1884
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$529
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$528
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1601
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1504
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$544
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$552
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$567
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1300
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$541
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$546
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1300
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3615
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1221
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$536
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$529
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1097
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1154
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$721
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$855
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$713

Cities near Willemstad

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Barber	$1456
71 km or 44 mi	Kralendijk	$2005
114 km or 71 mi	Coro	$576
128 km or 79 mi	Oranjestad	$1599
143 km or 89 mi	Punto Fijo	$728
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$730
209 km or 130 mi	Puerto Cabello	$779
228 km or 142 mi	Yaritagua	$650
232 km or 144 mi	Barquisimeto	$627
234 km or 146 mi	Cabudare	$618
239 km or 148 mi	Guacara	$791
240 km or 149 mi	Valencia	$739
241 km or 150 mi	Los Guayos	$719
243 km or 151 mi	Tocuyito	$714
247 km or 153 mi	El Limon	$716
250 km or 155 mi	Carora	$677
253 km or 157 mi	Quibor	$648
254 km or 158 mi	Maracay	$768
254 km or 158 mi	Tinaquillo	$733
261 km or 162 mi	Santa Rita	$742
263 km or 164 mi	Turmero	$813
264 km or 164 mi	Palo Negro	$743
267 km or 166 mi	Catia La Mar	$1015
269 km or 167 mi	Cagua	$775
272 km or 169 mi	Maiquetia	$969
273 km or 170 mi	La Victoria	$803
276 km or 171 mi	La Guaira	$989
276 km or 172 mi	El Tocuyo	$677
277 km or 172 mi	San Carlos	$779
283 km or 176 mi	Caracas	$1176
285 km or 177 mi	Araure	$719
286 km or 177 mi	Los Teques	$963
286 km or 178 mi	Acarigua	$723
303 km or 188 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$768
307 km or 191 mi	Charallave	$757
311 km or 194 mi	Cua	$712
319 km or 198 mi	Guatire	$890
319 km or 198 mi	Guarenas	$894
322 km or 200 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
324 km or 201 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596