Long Beach vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Long Beach	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2764	$1460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6355	$3763
🏠 One person rent	$1831	$712
🏘️ Family rent	$3177	$1554
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4536	$994
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	9
😀 Quality of life	76	48
🏙️ Population	467K	150K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 89% more expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 379th and 3589th ($2764 vs $1460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 339th and 1st in the United States and Curacao, respectively. Check the United States vs Curacao comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Long Beach compared to 0.7 months in Willemstad. Long Beach ranked 231st best city to live in the United States vs Willemstad ranked 1st in Curacao, while ranked 949th and 6340th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Willemstad

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	Long Beach	Willemstad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$70
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$8.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$3.36
☕ Cappuccino	$5.19	$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2014	$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1593	$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3278	$1720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2898	$1169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7095	$826
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7019	$168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.7	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.5	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$9.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$7.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.58	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.13	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.8	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.6	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1510	$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27134	$9410

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2919
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2703
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2983
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2851
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2669
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2720
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3229
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2775
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3068
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2716
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3022
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2788
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2662
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2899
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2817
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3640
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2786
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3162
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2735
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2781
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2905
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2768
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2780
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3162
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2803
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3014
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2789
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3036
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2683

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