Willemstad vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Willemstad	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1460	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3763	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$712	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$1554	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$517	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$994	$7242
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	9	81
😀 Quality of life	48	98
🏙️ Population	150K	449K

The cost of living in Willemstad is 56% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 3589th and 59th ($1460 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Curacao and Switzerland, respectively. Check Curacao vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Willemstad compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Willemstad ranked 1st best city to live in Curacao vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 6340th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Willemstad vs Zurich

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	Willemstad	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.84	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.36	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.59	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$652	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$472	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1720	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1169	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.97%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$826	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$168	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.73	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.6	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$46	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.3	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.67	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.99	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.4	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.33	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.2	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.5	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.3	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.2	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9410	$29610

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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

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3233
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717