Willemstad vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Willemstad	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1659	$1349
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3858	$3115
🏠 One person rent	$843	$665
🏘️ Family rent	$1421	$1113
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.5	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1256	$975
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	9	47
😀 Quality of life	53	64
🏙️ Population	137K	1.26M

The cost of living in Willemstad is 23% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 3357th and 4430th ($1659 vs $1349) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Curacao and Mexico, respectively. Check Curacao vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Willemstad compared to 0.7 months in Zapopan. Willemstad ranked 1st best city to live in Curacao vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 6458th and 5342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Willemstad vs Zapopan

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	Willemstad	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.4	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$9.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.74	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$697	$841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$592	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1245	$1437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1065	$831
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$251	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.01%	11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$837	$6066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$167	$674
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.96	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.2	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.8	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.69	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.77	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.71	$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.58	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.71	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.4	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.2	$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$186	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12169	$6434

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Cities near Willemstad

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Barber	$1629
71 km or 44 mi	Kralendijk	$2007
114 km or 71 mi	Coro	$566
128 km or 79 mi	Oranjestad	$1780
143 km or 89 mi	Punto Fijo	$710
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$788
209 km or 130 mi	Puerto Cabello	$838
228 km or 142 mi	Yaritagua	$734
232 km or 144 mi	Barquisimeto	$724
234 km or 146 mi	Cabudare	$704
239 km or 148 mi	Guacara	$855
240 km or 149 mi	Valencia	$787
241 km or 150 mi	Los Guayos	$774
243 km or 151 mi	Tocuyito	$764
247 km or 153 mi	El Limon	$723
250 km or 155 mi	Carora	$729
253 km or 157 mi	Quibor	$729
254 km or 158 mi	Maracay	$756
254 km or 158 mi	Tinaquillo	$791
261 km or 162 mi	Santa Rita	$758
263 km or 164 mi	Turmero	$863
264 km or 164 mi	Palo Negro	$763
267 km or 166 mi	Catia La Mar	$1080
269 km or 167 mi	Cagua	$819
272 km or 169 mi	Maiquetia	$1042
273 km or 170 mi	La Victoria	$847
276 km or 171 mi	La Guaira	$1058
276 km or 172 mi	El Tocuyo	$741
277 km or 172 mi	San Carlos	$839
283 km or 176 mi	Caracas	$1253
285 km or 177 mi	Araure	$765
286 km or 177 mi	Los Teques	$1025
286 km or 178 mi	Acarigua	$771
303 km or 188 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$812
307 km or 191 mi	Charallave	$801
311 km or 194 mi	Cua	$748
319 km or 198 mi	Guatire	$947
319 km or 198 mi	Guarenas	$954
322 km or 200 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
324 km or 201 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1222
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$993
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$984
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1161
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$814
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$760
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$869
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1420
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1005
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$895
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$941
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$932
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$959
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$968
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$920
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1211
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$874
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$962
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$961
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$660
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$905
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$935
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$817
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$864
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1255
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$902
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$1069
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$764
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$909
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1085
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$994