Cost of living comparison
Oranjestad is 33.7% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Oranjestad instead of Greece, you would:
pay 20.6% more for restaurants
Greece
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.61
|
$21.22
AWG38.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.28
|
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.81
|
$1.19
AWG2.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$1.06
AWG1.90
|
|
pay 73.0% more for groceries
Greece
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
$2.79
AWG5.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.00
|
$6.07
AWG10.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.57
|
$6.44
AWG11.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.76
|
$4.40
AWG7.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.93
|
$4.57
AWG8.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.77
AWG3.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$1.10
AWG1.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$2.73
AWG4.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.49
|
$0.80
AWG1.44
|
|
pay 35.2% more for transportation
Greece
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.18
|
$5.66
AWG10.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€37.90
|
$50.00
AWG90.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,544.94
|
$22,191.40
AWG40,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.46
|
$39.16
AWG70.58
|
|
pay 69.1% more for housing
Greece
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€29.16
|
$84.13
AWG151.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€486.35
|
$842.21
AWG1,518.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€373.53
|
$673.77
AWG1,214.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€163.92
|
$153.99
AWG277.56
|
|
pay 13.8% less for childcare
Greece
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€322.39
|
$214.81
AWG387.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,119.98
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
|
pay 29.0% more for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.88
|
$3.33
AWG6.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.23
|
$2.47
AWG4.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
$8.61
AWG15.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€42.77
|
$87.89
AWG158.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.21
|
$11.94
AWG21.53
|
|
pay 22.8% more for clothing
Greece
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€77.02
|
$90.37
AWG162.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€37.80
|
$54.14
AWG97.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€79.76
|
$111.75
AWG201.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€88.53
|
$118.29
AWG213.21
|
|
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