Sydney vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sydney	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2640	$1481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6276	$3493
🏠 One person rent	$1578	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$2764	$1239
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$366	$81.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4008	$1190
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	9
😀 Quality of life	100	54
🏙️ Population	5.45M	150K

The cost of living in Sydney is 78% more expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 649th and 4025th ($2640 vs $1481) 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 3rd and 6381st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Sydney	Willemstad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.9	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.7	$70.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.79	$9.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$5.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.47	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1915	$658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1294	$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3447	$1196
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2319	$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.9	$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12628	$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7359	$168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.27	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$42.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.2	$33.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.43	$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$8.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$5.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.45	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29.1	$8.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$3.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.68	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.2	$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$9.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.6	$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$9.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.3	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2071	$323
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19140	$10822

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710

Cities near Willemstad

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Barber	$1456
71 km or 44 mi	Kralendijk	$2005
114 km or 71 mi	Coro	$576
128 km or 79 mi	Oranjestad	$1599
143 km or 89 mi	Punto Fijo	$728
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$730
209 km or 130 mi	Puerto Cabello	$779
228 km or 142 mi	Yaritagua	$650
232 km or 144 mi	Barquisimeto	$627
234 km or 146 mi	Cabudare	$618
239 km or 148 mi	Guacara	$791
240 km or 149 mi	Valencia	$739
241 km or 150 mi	Los Guayos	$719
243 km or 151 mi	Tocuyito	$714
247 km or 153 mi	El Limon	$716
250 km or 155 mi	Carora	$677
253 km or 157 mi	Quibor	$648
254 km or 158 mi	Maracay	$768
254 km or 158 mi	Tinaquillo	$733
261 km or 162 mi	Santa Rita	$742
263 km or 164 mi	Turmero	$813
264 km or 164 mi	Palo Negro	$743
267 km or 166 mi	Catia La Mar	$1015
269 km or 167 mi	Cagua	$775
272 km or 169 mi	Maiquetia	$969
273 km or 170 mi	La Victoria	$803
276 km or 171 mi	La Guaira	$989
276 km or 172 mi	El Tocuyo	$677
277 km or 172 mi	San Carlos	$779
283 km or 176 mi	Caracas	$1176
285 km or 177 mi	Araure	$719
286 km or 177 mi	Los Teques	$963
286 km or 178 mi	Acarigua	$723
303 km or 188 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$768
307 km or 191 mi	Charallave	$757
311 km or 194 mi	Cua	$712
319 km or 198 mi	Guatire	$890
319 km or 198 mi	Guarenas	$894
322 km or 200 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
324 km or 201 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596