Oakland vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Oakland	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2968	$1460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8022	$3763
🏠 One person rent	$1832	$712
🏘️ Family rent	$4049	$1554
🍽️ Food expenses	$798	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5520	$994
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	97	9
😀 Quality of life	94	48
🏙️ Population	441K	150K

The cost of living in Oakland is 103% more expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 182nd and 3589th ($2968 vs $1460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 159th and 1st in the United States and Curacao, respectively. Check the United States vs Curacao comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Oakland compared to 0.7 months in Willemstad. Oakland ranked 4th best city to live in the United States vs Willemstad ranked 1st in Curacao, while ranked 38th and 6340th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oakland vs Willemstad

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	Oakland	Willemstad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30.1	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.3	$70
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13	$8.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.96	$3.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.59	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1826	$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1533	$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4410	$1720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3547	$1169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$259	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.5	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7152	$826
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7023	$168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.25	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.8	$46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.73	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$9.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.82	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$3.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.97	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15	$7.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.2	$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$178	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2719	$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18963	$9410

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3364
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2888
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2963
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2929
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3905
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2888
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3004
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$2999
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3785
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3190
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$3045
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2840
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3195
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3226
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3269
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2780
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2778
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3466
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3678
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3183
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3002
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2767
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3059
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3997
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3657
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3344
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2412
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3060
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3649
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3187
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3326

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