Quebec City vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Quebec City	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1644	$1460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3738	$3763
🏠 One person rent	$834	$712
🏘️ Family rent	$1281	$1554
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2588	$994
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	38	9
😀 Quality of life	86	48
🏙️ Population	549K	150K

The cost of living in Quebec City is 13% more expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 2883rd and 3589th ($1644 vs $1460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 110th and 1st in Canada and Curacao, respectively. Check Canada vs Curacao comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Quebec City compared to 0.7 months in Willemstad. Quebec City ranked 23rd best city to live in Canada vs Willemstad ranked 1st in Curacao, while ranked 310th and 6340th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Willemstad

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	Quebec City	Willemstad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$70
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$8.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$3.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.8	$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$790	$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$727	$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1395	$1720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1101	$1169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.07%	4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8350	$826
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3529	$168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.64	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.2	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.3	$46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$9.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.6	$7.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.1	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$794	$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6012	$9410

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732

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