Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 97.5% more expensive than Oranjestad.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Oranjestad, you would:
pay 70.2% more for restaurants
Oranjestad
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.22
AWG38.20
|
$26.58
A$39.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
$9.97
A$14.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
AWG2.15
|
$2.84
A$4.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
AWG1.90
|
$2.31
A$3.46
|
|
pay 3.3% more for groceries
Oranjestad
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.79
AWG5.03
|
$2.60
A$3.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.07
AWG10.93
|
$5.54
A$8.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.44
AWG11.59
|
$6.63
A$9.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.40
AWG7.91
|
$4.55
A$6.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.57
AWG8.22
|
$4.00
A$6.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
AWG3.19
|
$1.59
A$2.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
AWG1.97
|
$1.29
A$1.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
$1.56
A$2.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.73
AWG4.91
|
$2.65
A$3.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
$1.19
A$1.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
AWG1.44
|
$1.06
A$1.59
|
|
pay 24.4% more for transportation
Oranjestad
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
AWG10.19
|
$5.17
A$7.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
AWG90.00
|
$113.84
A$170.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
$29,523.01
A$44,315.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.16
AWG70.48
|
$17.81
A$26.74
|
|
pay 57.5% more for housing
Oranjestad
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$84.13
AWG151.43
|
$69.35
A$104.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$842.21
AWG1,515.97
|
$1,797.26
A$2,697.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$673.77
AWG1,212.78
|
$1,415.42
A$2,124.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.99
AWG277.17
|
$191.07
A$286.80
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
Oranjestad
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.81
AWG386.67
|
$1,814.59
A$2,723.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
$14,626.48
A$21,955.09
|
|
pay 76.2% more for entertainment and sports
Oranjestad
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.33
AWG6.00
|
$7.31
A$10.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.47
AWG4.45
|
$3.74
A$5.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.61
AWG15.50
|
$26.58
A$39.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$87.89
AWG158.20
|
$67.03
A$100.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.94
AWG21.50
|
$14.95
A$22.45
|
|
pay 29.8% more for clothing
Oranjestad
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.37
AWG162.67
|
$92.73
A$139.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.14
AWG97.45
|
$83.64
A$125.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.75
AWG201.15
|
$129.37
A$194.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.29
AWG212.91
|
$172.79
A$259.37
|
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