Rio de Janeiro vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Rio de Janeiro	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$955	$1395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2402	$3669
🏠 One person rent	$447	$636
🏘️ Family rent	$765	$1381
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$365	$943
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	9
😀 Quality of life	62	48
🏙️ Population	6.21M	150K

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 32% less expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 5959th and 4095th ($955 vs $1395) 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 4932nd and 6313th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rio de Janeiro vs Willemstad

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	Rio de Janeiro	Willemstad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.12	$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$82.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.61	$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$506	$531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$396
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$850	$1373
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$1021
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.6	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.8	$66.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.19%	4.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2041	$2446
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1135	$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$1.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.5	$52.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.71	$45.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.85	$8.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$7.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.3	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.85	$8.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.04	$7.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.8	$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$8.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$9.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$535	$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10815	$12926

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Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$773
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$636
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$652
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$808
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$591
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$600
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$578
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$675
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$500
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$549
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$563
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$647
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$649
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$461
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$513
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$596
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$635
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$620
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$520
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$664
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$623
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$585
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$629
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$618
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$532
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$537
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$609
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$543
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$618
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$617
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$593
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$622
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$542
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$631
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$618
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$515
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$463
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$666
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$585

Cities near Willemstad

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Barber	$1395
71 km or 44 mi	Kralendijk	$1792
114 km or 71 mi	Coro	$623
128 km or 79 mi	Oranjestad	$1664
143 km or 89 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$736
209 km or 130 mi	Puerto Cabello	$759
228 km or 142 mi	Yaritagua	$682
232 km or 144 mi	Barquisimeto	$715
234 km or 146 mi	Cabudare	$663
239 km or 148 mi	Guacara	$785
240 km or 149 mi	Valencia	$783
241 km or 150 mi	Los Guayos	$726
243 km or 151 mi	Tocuyito	$726
247 km or 153 mi	El Limon	$683
250 km or 155 mi	Carora	$688
253 km or 157 mi	Quibor	$680
254 km or 158 mi	Maracay	$726
254 km or 158 mi	Tinaquillo	$730
261 km or 162 mi	Santa Rita	$707
263 km or 164 mi	Turmero	$781
264 km or 164 mi	Palo Negro	$711
267 km or 166 mi	Catia La Mar	$947
269 km or 167 mi	Cagua	$744
272 km or 169 mi	Maiquetia	$900
273 km or 170 mi	La Victoria	$776
276 km or 171 mi	La Guaira	$915
276 km or 172 mi	El Tocuyo	$694
277 km or 172 mi	San Carlos	$772
283 km or 176 mi	Caracas	$1045
285 km or 177 mi	Araure	$724
286 km or 177 mi	Los Teques	$922
286 km or 178 mi	Acarigua	$724
303 km or 188 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$755
307 km or 191 mi	Charallave	$877
311 km or 194 mi	Cua	$877
319 km or 198 mi	Guatire	$892
319 km or 198 mi	Guarenas	$896
322 km or 200 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
324 km or 201 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871