Mexico City vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mexico City	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1160	$1460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2923	$3763
🏠 One person rent	$603	$712
🏘️ Family rent	$1214	$1554
🍽️ Food expenses	$374	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.2	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$709	$994
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	92	9
😀 Quality of life	67	48
🏙️ Population	9.21M	150K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 21% less expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 4604th and 3589th ($1160 vs $1460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Mexico and Curacao, respectively. Check Mexico vs Curacao comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 0.7 months in Willemstad. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Willemstad ranked 1st in Curacao, while ranked 3470th and 6340th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Willemstad

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	Mexico City	Willemstad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.1	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.5	$70
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.02	$8.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$3.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.69	$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$846	$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$1720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$998	$1169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.8	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.3	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.7	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.34%	4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2952	$826
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.9	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.96	$46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.12	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.89	$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.17	$7.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.39	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.6	$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.97	$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.2	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9034	$9410

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$800
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$747
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$761
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$696
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$752
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$858
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$632
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$825
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$981
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$788
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$821
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$983
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$770
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$485
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$638
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$635
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$717
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$693
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$724
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$725
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$700
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$574
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$634
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$667
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$804

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