Melbourne vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Melbourne	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$1460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5150	$3763
🏠 One person rent	$1216	$712
🏘️ Family rent	$1971	$1554
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$296	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3902	$994
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	9
😀 Quality of life	100	48
🏙️ Population	5.03M	150K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 50% more expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 1365th and 3589th ($2194 vs $1460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Australia and Curacao, respectively. Check Australia vs Curacao comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 0.7 months in Willemstad. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Willemstad ranked 1st in Curacao, while ranked 1st and 6340th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Willemstad

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	Melbourne	Willemstad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$70
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$8.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.09	$3.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1287	$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2611	$1720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$1169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6900	$826
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5335	$168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.51	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$9.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$3.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.67	$7.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.2	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.67	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1683	$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19705	$9410

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1668
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963

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