Ottawa vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ottawa	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2170	$1385
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4837	$3647
🏠 One person rent	$1276	$620
🏘️ Family rent	$1943	$1348
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2926	$934
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	50	9
😀 Quality of life	90	50
🏙️ Population	1.02M	150K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 57% more expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 1355th and 3905th ($2170 vs $1385) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 2nd in Canada and Curacao, respectively. Check Canada vs Curacao comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Ottawa compared to 0.7 months in Willemstad. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Willemstad ranked 1st in Curacao, while ranked 117th and 6273rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Ottawa	Willemstad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.7	$19.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$85.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$9.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1239	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1064	$402
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2077	$1369
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1607	$1016
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$66.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.14%	5.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8889	$2782
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6051	$2116
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$51.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$40.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.46	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$8.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$7.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$9.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$4.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.8	$8.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$7.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.9	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$10
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1090	$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21213	$12093

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1530
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2220
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1539
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1878
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1797
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1845
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1808
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1412
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1856
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1846
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1874
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1746
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1808
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1821
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1772
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1912
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1962
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1949
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2105
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1882
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1783
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1835
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874

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