Kingstown vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kingstown	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$995	$1659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2391	$3858
🏠 One person rent	$380	$843
🏘️ Family rent	$598	$1421
🍽️ Food expenses	$475	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.2	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1067	$1256
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	4	9
😀 Quality of life	54	53
🏙️ Population	24.5K	137K

The cost of living in Kingstown is 40% less expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 5614th and 3357th ($995 vs $1659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saint Vincent and Curacao, respectively. Check Saint Vincent vs Curacao comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Kingstown compared to 0.8 months in Willemstad. Kingstown ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Vincent vs Willemstad ranked 1st in Curacao, while ranked 6384th and 6458th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Kingstown	Willemstad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.35	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37	$79.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$5.74
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$592
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$465	$1245
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$1065
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.8	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.3	$251
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.52%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$602	$837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$599	$167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.19	$1.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.4	$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.24	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.48	$3.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$7.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$4.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$3.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$2.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.07	$9.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.59	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.61	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.2	$46.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.48	$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.5	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.8	$186
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$105	$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10636	$12169

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Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1005
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1178
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1083
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1083
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1453
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1138
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1010
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1223
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$1039
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1718
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$707
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$645
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$613
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$830
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1143
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$680
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1114
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$772
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1330
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1327
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$773
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$873
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$650
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$685
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$752
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$793

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