Manchester vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manchester	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$1481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5312	$3493
🏠 One person rent	$1378	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$2219	$1239
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$81.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3266	$1190
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	91	9
😀 Quality of life	93	54
🏙️ Population	548K	150K

The cost of living in Manchester is 53% more expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 1330th and 4025th ($2265 vs $1481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Curacao, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Curacao comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 0.8 months in Willemstad. Manchester ranked 10th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Willemstad ranked 1st in Curacao, while ranked 107th and 6381st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Manchester	Willemstad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.5	$70.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$9.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.26	$5.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1050	$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$1196
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1770	$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5680	$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3963	$168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$120	$42.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$33.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$8.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$5.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.7	$8.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.91	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$3.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$9.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$9.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.1	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1945	$323
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20873	$10822

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1759
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1788
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2040
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2011
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1723
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1828
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1680
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1873
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1866
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1883
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1513
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1834
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1968
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1887
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1783
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1578
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1652
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1822
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1746
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1833
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1850
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1832
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1507
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1937
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1890
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2023
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1834
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1804

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