Medellin vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medellin	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$906	$1460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2260	$3763
🏠 One person rent	$408	$712
🏘️ Family rent	$761	$1554
🍽️ Food expenses	$275	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$432	$994
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	66	9
😀 Quality of life	53	48
🏙️ Population	2.53M	150K

The cost of living in Medellin is 38% less expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 6005th and 3589th ($906 vs $1460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Colombia and Curacao, respectively. Check Colombia vs Curacao comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medellin compared to 0.7 months in Willemstad. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Willemstad ranked 1st in Curacao, while ranked 6049th and 6340th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Willemstad

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	Medellin	Willemstad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.13	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.6	$70
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.21	$8.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$3.36
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$312	$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$1720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$1169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.5	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.9	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.16%	4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1715	$826
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1447	$168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.1	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$9.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.41	$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.41	$7.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.85	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.3	$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.57	$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5682	$9410

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Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$897
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$839
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$653
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$705
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$680
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$649
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$605
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$598
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$529
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$674
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$709
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$493
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$794
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$887
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$513
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$563
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$645
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$882
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$648
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$534
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$742
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$666
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$497
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$748
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$650
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$524
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$604
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$722
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$557
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$562
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$599
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$477
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$618

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