Madrid vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Madrid	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1781	$1460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4027	$3763
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$712
🏘️ Family rent	$1736	$1554
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2294	$994
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	98	9
😀 Quality of life	90	48
🏙️ Population	3.42M	150K

The cost of living in Madrid is 22% more expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 2443rd and 3589th ($1781 vs $1460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st 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 151st and 6340th 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	$14.7	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$70
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$8.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.36	$3.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1203	$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$1720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1428	$1169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6884	$826
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3988	$168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.4	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$9.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.89	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$7.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10042	$9410

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522

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