Santiago vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Santiago	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1133	$1460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2851	$3763
🏠 One person rent	$502	$712
🏘️ Family rent	$950	$1554
🍽️ Food expenses	$373	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$777	$994
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	91	9
😀 Quality of life	77	48
🏙️ Population	6.26M	150K

The cost of living in Santiago is 22% less expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 4686th and 3589th ($1133 vs $1460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Chile and Curacao, respectively. Check Chile vs Curacao comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Santiago compared to 0.7 months in Willemstad. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Willemstad ranked 1st in Curacao, while ranked 764th and 6340th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santiago vs Willemstad

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	Santiago	Willemstad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.6	$70
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.28	$8.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.5	$3.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.41	$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.76	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$490	$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$386	$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$956	$1720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$777	$1169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.2	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.3	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.21%	4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3078	$826
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3323	$168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.8	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.4	$46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.81	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.34	$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$7.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.09	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.6	$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.35	$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.2	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.7	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$414	$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8040	$9410

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Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731

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