Sao Paulo vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sao Paulo	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$1395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2565	$3669
🏠 One person rent	$481	$636
🏘️ Family rent	$852	$1381
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$477	$943
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	9
😀 Quality of life	63	48
🏙️ Population	11.5M	150K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 27% less expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 5616th and 4095th ($1012 vs $1395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Brazil and Curacao, respectively. Check Brazil vs Curacao comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Sao Paulo compared to 0.7 months in Willemstad. Sao Paulo ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Willemstad ranked 1st in Curacao, while ranked 4573rd and 6313th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Willemstad

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	Sao Paulo	Willemstad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.82	$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$82.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.22	$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.13	$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$396
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1002	$1373
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$694	$1021
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.2	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$66.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.91%	4.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2416	$2446
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1687	$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$1.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$52.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.27	$45.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$8.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$7.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.23	$8.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$7.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.35	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.65	$8.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$9.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.4	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$482	$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13135	$12926

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629

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