Madrid vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Madrid	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1889	$1395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4256	$3669
🏠 One person rent	$1111	$636
🏘️ Family rent	$1849	$1381
🍽️ Food expenses	$457	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2391	$943
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	98	9
😀 Quality of life	90	48
🏙️ Population	3.33M	150K

The cost of living in Madrid is 35% more expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 2194th and 4095th ($1889 vs $1395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Spain and Curacao, respectively. Check Spain vs Curacao comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 0.7 months in Willemstad. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Willemstad ranked 1st in Curacao, while ranked 149th and 6313th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Willemstad

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	Madrid	Willemstad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.7	$82.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1256	$531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$911	$396
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2211	$1373
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1526	$1021
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.1	$66.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.68%	4.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6496	$2446
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4015	$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.65	$1.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$52.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$45.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.24	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$8.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$7.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.49	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.16	$8.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$7.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$8.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.3	$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.5	$9.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.1	$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.9	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$585	$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10462	$12926

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1776
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1567
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1526
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1591
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1592
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1471
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1396
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1444
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1122
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1289
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1333
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1162
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1259
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1287
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1262
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1127
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$974
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1169
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1260
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1220
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1037
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1217
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1317
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1016
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1019
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1314
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1316
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1461
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1330
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1186
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1600
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1337
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1013
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1258
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1165
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1271
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$863
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1284
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1260
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1581

Cities near Willemstad

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Barber	$1395
71 km or 44 mi	Kralendijk	$1792
114 km or 71 mi	Coro	$623
128 km or 79 mi	Oranjestad	$1664
143 km or 89 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$736
209 km or 130 mi	Puerto Cabello	$759
228 km or 142 mi	Yaritagua	$682
232 km or 144 mi	Barquisimeto	$715
234 km or 146 mi	Cabudare	$663
239 km or 148 mi	Guacara	$785
240 km or 149 mi	Valencia	$783
241 km or 150 mi	Los Guayos	$726
243 km or 151 mi	Tocuyito	$726
247 km or 153 mi	El Limon	$683
250 km or 155 mi	Carora	$688
253 km or 157 mi	Quibor	$680
254 km or 158 mi	Maracay	$726
254 km or 158 mi	Tinaquillo	$730
261 km or 162 mi	Santa Rita	$707
263 km or 164 mi	Turmero	$781
264 km or 164 mi	Palo Negro	$711
267 km or 166 mi	Catia La Mar	$947
269 km or 167 mi	Cagua	$744
272 km or 169 mi	Maiquetia	$900
273 km or 170 mi	La Victoria	$776
276 km or 171 mi	La Guaira	$915
276 km or 172 mi	El Tocuyo	$694
277 km or 172 mi	San Carlos	$772
283 km or 176 mi	Caracas	$1045
285 km or 177 mi	Araure	$724
286 km or 177 mi	Los Teques	$922
286 km or 178 mi	Acarigua	$724
303 km or 188 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$755
307 km or 191 mi	Charallave	$877
311 km or 194 mi	Cua	$877
319 km or 198 mi	Guatire	$892
319 km or 198 mi	Guarenas	$896
322 km or 200 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
324 km or 201 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871