Philadelphia vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Philadelphia	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2597	$1460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6395	$3763
🏠 One person rent	$1516	$712
🏘️ Family rent	$2783	$1554
🍽️ Food expenses	$737	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4131	$994
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	9
😀 Quality of life	90	48
🏙️ Population	1.6M	150K

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 78% more expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 664th and 3589th ($2597 vs $1460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 610th 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 1.6 months in Philadelphia compared to 0.7 months in Willemstad. Philadelphia ranked 28th best city to live in the United States vs Willemstad ranked 1st in Curacao, while ranked 138th and 6340th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Philadelphia	Willemstad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.2	$70
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$8.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$3.36
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3231	$1720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2273	$1169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.2	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3404	$826
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2379	$168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.25	$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$9.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$3.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.63	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$7.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.92	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.89	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.6	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2066	$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19774	$9410

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2574
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2604
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2477
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2567
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2600
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2608
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2368
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2600
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2611
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2787
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2493
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2423
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2582
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2541
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2353
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2683
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2676
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2085
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2653
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2901
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2642
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2739
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2919
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2819
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2723
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2782
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2849
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2303
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2264
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2880
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2320
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2557
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2693

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