Sydney vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sydney	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2539	$1460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6160	$3763
🏠 One person rent	$1496	$712
🏘️ Family rent	$2729	$1554
🍽️ Food expenses	$522	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$374	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4315	$994
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	9
😀 Quality of life	100	48
🏙️ Population	4.84M	150K

The cost of living in Sydney is 74% more expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 745th and 3589th ($2539 vs $1460) 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 1.7 months in Sydney compared to 0.7 months in Willemstad. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Willemstad ranked 1st in Curacao, while ranked 2nd and 6340th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Sydney	Willemstad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.7	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66	$70
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.73	$8.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.29	$3.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1823	$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1225	$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3607	$1720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2246	$1169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.3	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.4%	4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13272	$826
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7795	$168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.19	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$133	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.76	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.32	$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.35	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$28.2	$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.73	$7.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.01	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.7	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1992	$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17957	$9410

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683

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