Rio de Janeiro vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Rio de Janeiro	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1010	$1385
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2648	$3647
🏠 One person rent	$460	$620
🏘️ Family rent	$868	$1348
🍽️ Food expenses	$272	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$359	$934
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	9
😀 Quality of life	62	50
🏙️ Population	6.78M	150K

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 27% less expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 5234th and 3905th ($1010 vs $1385) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Brazil and Curacao, respectively. Check Brazil vs Curacao comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 0.7 months in Willemstad. Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd best city to live in Brazil vs Willemstad ranked 1st in Curacao, while ranked 5089th and 6273rd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Rio de Janeiro vs Willemstad infographic

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/rio-de-janeiro/willemstad.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Rio de Janeiro vs Willemstad infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/rio-de-janeiro/willemstad" target="_blank">Rio de Janeiro vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Rio de Janeiro vs Willemstad

Prices for goods and services in Rio de Janeiro and Willemstad are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Rio de Janeiro	Willemstad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.53	$19.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.7	$85.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.39	$9.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$497	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$402
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$997	$1369
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$1016
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.7	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.1	$66.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.11%	5.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2527	$2782
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1298	$2116
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.3	$51.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.75	$40.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$8.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$7.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.52	$9.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$3.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.35	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.93	$8.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.96	$7.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.3	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.7	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$10
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$588	$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10845	$12093

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$778
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$688
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$710
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$887
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$645
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$619
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$717
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$531
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$593
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$606
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$691
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$702
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$711
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$496
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$560
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$633
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$681
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$638
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$568
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$647
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$685
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$616
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$653
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$617
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$465
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$582
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$679
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$554
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$701
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$669
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$631
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$681
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$591
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$680
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$674
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$579
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$541
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$775
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$620

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