Melbourne vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Melbourne	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2356	$1385
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5563	$3647
🏠 One person rent	$1336	$620
🏘️ Family rent	$2266	$1348
🍽️ Food expenses	$528	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$338	$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3776	$934
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	9
😀 Quality of life	98	50
🏙️ Population	4.53M	150K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 70% more expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 933rd and 3905th ($2356 vs $1385) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Australia and Curacao, respectively. Check Australia vs Curacao comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 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 2nd and 6273rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Melbourne	Willemstad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$19.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67	$85.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.84	$9.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.5	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1387	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$402
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2874	$1369
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$1016
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.1	$66.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	5.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8760	$2782
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7587	$2116
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.22	$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$128	$51.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$40.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.45	$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$8.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$7.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$9.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$4.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.84	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$28.4	$8.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$7.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.01	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.06	$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.4	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.1	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$10
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.9	$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1612	$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18868	$12093

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1702
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1658
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1693
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1746
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1708
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1707
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1716
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1719
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1688
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1327
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1317
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1707
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1672
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1819
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1669
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1723
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2604
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1462
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1723
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2203
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1463
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1610
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1430
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2180
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1691
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1404
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2348
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1903
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2741
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$1998
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1461
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1354
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481

Cities near Willemstad

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Barber	$1415
71 km or 44 mi	Kralendijk	$1783
114 km or 71 mi	Coro	$635
128 km or 79 mi	Oranjestad	$1640
143 km or 89 mi	Punto Fijo	$627
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$699
209 km or 130 mi	Puerto Cabello	$713
228 km or 142 mi	Yaritagua	$663
232 km or 144 mi	Barquisimeto	$708
234 km or 146 mi	Cabudare	$653
239 km or 148 mi	Guacara	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Valencia	$755
241 km or 150 mi	Los Guayos	$688
243 km or 151 mi	Tocuyito	$691
247 km or 153 mi	El Limon	$612
250 km or 155 mi	Carora	$691
253 km or 157 mi	Quibor	$663
254 km or 158 mi	Maracay	$581
254 km or 158 mi	Tinaquillo	$685
261 km or 162 mi	Santa Rita	$640
263 km or 164 mi	Turmero	$723
264 km or 164 mi	Palo Negro	$648
267 km or 166 mi	Catia La Mar	$880
269 km or 167 mi	Cagua	$696
272 km or 169 mi	Maiquetia	$839
273 km or 170 mi	La Victoria	$720
276 km or 171 mi	La Guaira	$854
276 km or 172 mi	El Tocuyo	$679
277 km or 172 mi	San Carlos	$684
283 km or 176 mi	Caracas	$975
285 km or 177 mi	Araure	$692
286 km or 177 mi	Los Teques	$846
286 km or 178 mi	Acarigua	$687
303 km or 188 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$705
307 km or 191 mi	Charallave	$812
311 km or 194 mi	Cua	$815
319 km or 198 mi	Guatire	$823
319 km or 198 mi	Guarenas	$823
322 km or 200 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
324 km or 201 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804