San Juan vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Juan	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2034	$1460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4562	$3763
🏠 One person rent	$1205	$712
🏘️ Family rent	$2071	$1554
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2198	$994
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	54	9
😀 Quality of life	83	48
🏙️ Population	342K	150K

The cost of living in San Juan is 39% more expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 1742nd and 3589th ($2034 vs $1460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1529th 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 1.1 months in San Juan compared to 0.7 months in Willemstad. San Juan ranked 112th best city to live in the United States vs Willemstad ranked 1st in Curacao, while ranked 422nd and 6340th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Juan vs Willemstad

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	San Juan	Willemstad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.7	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78	$70
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$8.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$3.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.36	$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1542	$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$811	$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2391	$1720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1556	$1169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$285	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.1	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3917	$826
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2444	$168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.5	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.28	$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.92	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$9.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$3.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$7.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.93	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43	$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.6	$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.8	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.7	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$472	$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10321	$9410

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Cities near San Juan

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Catano	$1815
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Guaynabo	$1598
11 km or 6.8 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1500
11 km or 7.1 mi	Bayamon	$1378
13 km or 7.8 mi	Carolina	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Canovanas	$1684
20 km or 13 mi	Toa Alta	$1670
21 km or 13 mi	Dorado	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Gurabo	$1166
24 km or 15 mi	Caguas	$1373
25 km or 16 mi	Naranjito	$1557
26 km or 16 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
28 km or 18 mi	Vega Alta	$1514
29 km or 18 mi	Corozal	$1748
32 km or 20 mi	Cidra	$1744
34 km or 21 mi	Vega Baja	$1790
36 km or 23 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
39 km or 24 mi	Cayey	$1798
42 km or 26 mi	Humacao	$1364
42 km or 26 mi	Orocovis	$1707
43 km or 27 mi	Naguabo	$1704
44 km or 27 mi	Manati	$1682
46 km or 28 mi	Fajardo	$1566
49 km or 30 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
51 km or 32 mi	Guayama	$1532
51 km or 32 mi	Coamo	$1669
65 km or 40 mi	Santa Isabel	$1231
69 km or 43 mi	Arecibo	$1189
70 km or 43 mi	Utuado	$1610
77 km or 48 mi	Ponce	$1354
80 km or 50 mi	Hatillo	$793
92 km or 57 mi	Quebradillas	$1457
95 km or 59 mi	Yauco	$1612
98 km or 61 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
103 km or 64 mi	Sabana Grande	$1572
106 km or 66 mi	Isabela	$1429
111 km or 69 mi	San German	$1546
115 km or 71 mi	Aguadilla	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Mayaguez	$1264
118 km or 74 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177

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