San Diego vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Diego	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3428	$1460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7974	$3763
🏠 One person rent	$2311	$712
🏘️ Family rent	$4175	$1554
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5531	$994
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	87	9
😀 Quality of life	91	48
🏙️ Population	1.39M	150K

The cost of living in San Diego is 135% more expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 36th and 3589th ($3428 vs $1460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd 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 San Diego compared to 0.7 months in Willemstad. San Diego ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Willemstad ranked 1st in Curacao, while ranked 95th and 6340th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs Willemstad

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	San Diego	Willemstad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.1	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.1	$70
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$8.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$3.36
☕ Cappuccino	$6.04	$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.96	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2424	$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1978	$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4583	$1720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3654	$1169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$269	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9086	$826
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7072	$168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.1	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.95	$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$9.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$3.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.7	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$7.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.1	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.87	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75	$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$130	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.9	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.6	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1785	$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28706	$9410

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759

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