Quito vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Quito	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$1481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2247	$3493
🏠 One person rent	$363	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$633	$1239
🍽️ Food expenses	$316	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.6	$81.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$485	$1190
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	62	9
😀 Quality of life	57	54
🏙️ Population	1.76M	150K

The cost of living in Quito is 40% less expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 6318th and 4025th ($882 vs $1481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Ecuador and Curacao, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Curacao comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Quito compared to 0.8 months in Willemstad. Quito ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Willemstad ranked 1st in Curacao, while ranked 6166th and 6381st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quito vs Willemstad

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	Quito	Willemstad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.97	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.2	$70.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.76	$9.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$5.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$410	$658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$744	$1196
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.2	$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.16%	4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1599	$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$888	$168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.9	$42.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.4	$33.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.7	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.23	$8.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$5.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.93	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.6	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.06	$8.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$3.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.75	$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.01	$9.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.5	$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$9.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.8	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$286	$323
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9282	$10822

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Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$585
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$542
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$649
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$604
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$509
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$606
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$608
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$841
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$622
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$776
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$745
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$859
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$869
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$1006
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$780
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$728
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$712
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$572
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$587
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$489
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$601
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$582
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$759
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$782
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$693
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$565
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$656
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$511
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$704
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$596
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$648
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$609
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$638
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$667
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$679
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$655
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$506
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$730
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$515

Cities near Willemstad

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Barber	$1456
71 km or 44 mi	Kralendijk	$2005
114 km or 71 mi	Coro	$576
128 km or 79 mi	Oranjestad	$1599
143 km or 89 mi	Punto Fijo	$728
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$730
209 km or 130 mi	Puerto Cabello	$779
228 km or 142 mi	Yaritagua	$650
232 km or 144 mi	Barquisimeto	$627
234 km or 146 mi	Cabudare	$618
239 km or 148 mi	Guacara	$791
240 km or 149 mi	Valencia	$739
241 km or 150 mi	Los Guayos	$719
243 km or 151 mi	Tocuyito	$714
247 km or 153 mi	El Limon	$716
250 km or 155 mi	Carora	$677
253 km or 157 mi	Quibor	$648
254 km or 158 mi	Maracay	$768
254 km or 158 mi	Tinaquillo	$733
261 km or 162 mi	Santa Rita	$742
263 km or 164 mi	Turmero	$813
264 km or 164 mi	Palo Negro	$743
267 km or 166 mi	Catia La Mar	$1015
269 km or 167 mi	Cagua	$775
272 km or 169 mi	Maiquetia	$969
273 km or 170 mi	La Victoria	$803
276 km or 171 mi	La Guaira	$989
276 km or 172 mi	El Tocuyo	$677
277 km or 172 mi	San Carlos	$779
283 km or 176 mi	Caracas	$1176
285 km or 177 mi	Araure	$719
286 km or 177 mi	Los Teques	$963
286 km or 178 mi	Acarigua	$723
303 km or 188 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$768
307 km or 191 mi	Charallave	$757
311 km or 194 mi	Cua	$712
319 km or 198 mi	Guatire	$890
319 km or 198 mi	Guarenas	$894
322 km or 200 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
324 km or 201 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596