Sydney vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sydney	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2844	$1611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6700	$3757
🏠 One person rent	$1749	$820
🏘️ Family rent	$3002	$1386
🍽️ Food expenses	$597	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$337	$82.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$1249
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	9
😀 Quality of life	98	53
🏙️ Population	5.45M	150K

The cost of living in Sydney is 77% more expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 348th and 3611th ($2844 vs $1611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Australia and Curacao, respectively. Check Australia vs Curacao comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sydney compared to 0.8 months in Willemstad. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Willemstad ranked 1st in Curacao, while ranked 2nd and 6474th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sydney vs Willemstad

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	Sydney	Willemstad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.7	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.36	$5.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2123	$699
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1437	$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3835	$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2492	$1023
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.09%	4.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13218	$833
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7866	$167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.77	$1.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$33.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$7.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$9.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.9	$9.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.5	$8.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.3	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.9	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$163
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2281	$326
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21946	$12408

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864

Cities near Willemstad

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Barber	$1578
71 km or 44 mi	Kralendijk	$2002
114 km or 71 mi	Coro	$571
128 km or 79 mi	Oranjestad	$1694
143 km or 89 mi	Punto Fijo	$733
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$762
209 km or 130 mi	Puerto Cabello	$806
228 km or 142 mi	Yaritagua	$697
232 km or 144 mi	Barquisimeto	$670
234 km or 146 mi	Cabudare	$660
239 km or 148 mi	Guacara	$817
240 km or 149 mi	Valencia	$745
241 km or 150 mi	Los Guayos	$735
243 km or 151 mi	Tocuyito	$728
247 km or 153 mi	El Limon	$715
250 km or 155 mi	Carora	$712
253 km or 157 mi	Quibor	$696
254 km or 158 mi	Maracay	$754
254 km or 158 mi	Tinaquillo	$756
261 km or 162 mi	Santa Rita	$742
263 km or 164 mi	Turmero	$834
264 km or 164 mi	Palo Negro	$748
267 km or 166 mi	Catia La Mar	$1044
269 km or 167 mi	Cagua	$793
272 km or 169 mi	Maiquetia	$997
273 km or 170 mi	La Victoria	$818
276 km or 171 mi	La Guaira	$1015
276 km or 172 mi	El Tocuyo	$719
277 km or 172 mi	San Carlos	$807
283 km or 176 mi	Caracas	$1199
285 km or 177 mi	Araure	$744
286 km or 177 mi	Los Teques	$994
286 km or 178 mi	Acarigua	$749
303 km or 188 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$781
307 km or 191 mi	Charallave	$775
311 km or 194 mi	Cua	$726
319 km or 198 mi	Guatire	$918
319 km or 198 mi	Guarenas	$923
322 km or 200 mi	Santa Lucia	$780
324 km or 201 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$605