Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between Vancouver and Curacao

For one person, living is cheaper in Curacao: $1,959 a month against $2,684 in Vancouver, rent and utilities included – about $8,700 less a year. Rent and utilities account for most of the difference.

Vancouver
🇨🇦 Canada
$2,684
/mo nomad
🇨🇼 Curacao
$1,959
/mo nomad
😐 Solo nomad: Vancouver is 1.5% more expensive than Curacao without rent, and 37% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Vancouver is 7.7% more expensive than Curacao without rent, and 20.1% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Vancouver
Curacao
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$17.30 CA$24.66
$17.56 ANG 31.42
-1.48%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$69.0 CA$98.3
$76.7 ANG 137
-10.08%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.56 CA$15.05
$11.04 ANG 19.77
-4.35%
Cappuccino
$3.89 CA$5.54
$3.67 ANG 6.57
5.99%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.05 CA$2.93
$3.20 ANG 5.72
-35.94%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.62 CA$2.31
$2.04 ANG 3.65
-20.59%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$5.54 CA$7.90
$5.74 ANG 10.28
-3.48%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$6.33 CA$9.02
$5.10 ANG 9.13
24.12%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Vancouver
Curacao
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.31 CA$3.30
$1.94 ANG 3.47
19.07%
White Bread (500g)
$2.50 CA$3.56
$2.82 ANG 5.05
-11.35%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$4.44 CA$6.33
$3.48 ANG 6.22
27.59%
Eggs
$4.07 CA$5.80
$4.08 ANG 7.30
-0.25%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$11.28 CA$16.08
$16.80 ANG 30.06
-32.86%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$13.42 CA$19.13
$7.47 ANG 13.36
79.65%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$20.10 CA$28.65
$12.01 ANG 21.49
67.36%
Apples (1kg)
$4.06 CA$5.78
$5.41 ANG 9.69
-24.95%
Banana (1kg)
$1.33 CA$1.90
$3.01 ANG 5.39
-55.81%
Oranges (1kg)
$3.91 CA$5.57
$3.34 ANG 5.97
17.07%
Tomato (1kg)
$4.05 CA$5.78
$3.86 ANG 6.92
4.92%
Potato (1kg)
$2.72 CA$3.88
$2.49 ANG 4.47
9.24%
Onion (1kg)
$2.89 CA$4.12
$2.03 ANG 3.64
42.36%
Lettuce (1 head)
$2.53 CA$3.61
$2.35 ANG 4.21
7.66%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.62 CA$2.31
$2.91 ANG 5.21
-44.33%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$15.57 CA$22.19
$9.77 ANG 17.50
59.37%
Wine (Bottle)
$14.05 CA$20.03
$12.45 ANG 22.29
12.85%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.69 CA$3.83
$2.42 ANG 4.34
11.16%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.99 CA$4.26
$2.42 ANG 4.34
23.55%
🚌 Getting Around
Vancouver
Curacao
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.44 CA$3.48
$1.94 ANG 3.47
25.77%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$83.4 CA$119
-
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$2.71 CA$3.87
$22.16 ANG 39.66
-87.77%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.57 CA$2.24
-
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$31.39 CA$44.75
-
-
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.38 CA$1.96
$1.37 ANG 2.46
0.73%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$28.1K CA$40.0K
-
-
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$19.8K CA$28.2K
$20.1K ANG 35.9K
-1.25%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Vancouver
Curacao
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$81.2 CA$116
$257 ANG 460
-68.45%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$37.45 CA$53.4
$74.1 ANG 133
-49.47%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$51.4 CA$73.2
$66.8 ANG 120
-23.11%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Vancouver
Curacao
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$43.47 CA$62.0
$48.11 ANG 86.1
-9.64%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$12.53 CA$17.86
$45.44 ANG 81.3
-72.43%
Cinema Ticket
$12.54 CA$17.88
$11.99 ANG 21.46
4.59%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Vancouver
Curacao
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,094 CA$1,560
$320 ANG 573
242.02%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$19.9K CA$28.4K
$12.1K ANG 21.7K
64.65%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Vancouver
Curacao
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.0 CA$81.3
$101 ANG 181
-43.48%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$32.73 CA$46.66
$72.2 ANG 129
-54.69%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$92.6 CA$132
$160 ANG 287
-42.27%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$94.2 CA$134
$91.2 ANG 163
3.25%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Vancouver
Curacao
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,745 CA$2,488
$798 ANG 1,429
118.63%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,484 CA$2,115
$615 ANG 1,100
141.44%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,998 CA$4,273
$1,735 ANG 3,106
72.77%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,422 CA$3,453
$1,206 ANG 2,159
100.81%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$8,002 CA$11.4K
$832 ANG 1,488
862.39%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$6,457 CA$9,204
$165 ANG 295
3819.19%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Vancouver
Curacao
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$3,799 CA$5,416
$1,237 ANG 2,214
207.11%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
4.28
4.97
-13.88%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Vancouver: October 3, 2026

Last update for Curacao: October 6, 2026

Monthly budget structure
Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.
Accommodation & Living
Vancouver
$1.5K
Curacao
$615 58.6% $869
Groceries & Markets
Vancouver
$399
Curacao
$377 5.4% $22
Eating Out
Vancouver
$272
Curacao
$277 2.1% $5.6
Monthly Utilities & Internet
Vancouver
$170
Curacao
$398 134% $228
Clothing & Footwear
Vancouver
$124
Curacao
$191 53.6% $67
Getting Around
Vancouver
$104
Curacao
$30 * 71.2% $74
Sport & Entertainment
Vancouver
$69
Curacao
$72 5.2% $3.5

Categories marked with * are only partly priced – their share counts the items that do have prices.

Good to know
🇨🇦 Vancouver
🇨🇼 Curacao
🕒 Local time
01:32 1:32 AM
04:32 4:32 AM
3 h ahead of Vancouver
🌤 Weather
👥 Population
631,486
152,849
Exchange rates and currency converter

ANG, USD, EUR to CAD – Canadian Dollar Converter

Canadian Dollar exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 1.43 CAD (1 CAD = 0.702 USD). 1 EUR = 1.6 CAD (1 CAD = 0.626 EUR).

Netherlands Antillean Guilder exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 1.79 ANG (1 ANG = 0.559 USD). 1 EUR = 2.01 ANG (1 ANG = 0.498 EUR).

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  • Vancouver Curacao 6,430 km ≈ 9 h nonstop flight
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