Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 10.2% more expensive than Oranjestad.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Oranjestad, you would:
pay 26.4% less for restaurants
Oranjestad
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.22
AWG38.20
|
$9.56
GYD1,999.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
$8.60
GYD1,799.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
AWG2.15
|
$1.20
GYD249.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
AWG1.90
|
$0.67
GYD140.00
|
|
pay 13.2% less for groceries
Oranjestad
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.79
AWG5.03
|
$1.69
GYD352.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.07
AWG10.93
|
$4.95
GYD1,035.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.44
AWG11.59
|
$13.96
GYD2,921.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.40
AWG7.91
|
$2.71
GYD567.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.57
AWG8.22
|
$2.62
GYD548.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
AWG3.19
|
$1.79
GYD375.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
AWG1.97
|
$1.02
GYD213.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
$1.06
GYD222.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.73
AWG4.91
|
$1.14
GYD238.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
$0.61
GYD128.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
AWG1.44
|
$0.88
GYD185.01
|
|
pay 31.6% less for transportation
Oranjestad
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
AWG10.19
|
$3.98
GYD833.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
AWG90.00
|
$28.68
GYD5,999.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
$15,775.33
GYD3,299,923.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.16
AWG70.48
|
$29.16
GYD6,099.86
|
|
pay 37.7% less for housing
Oranjestad
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$84.13
AWG151.43
|
$65.13
GYD13,624.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$842.21
AWG1,515.97
|
$805.17
GYD168,428.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$673.77
AWG1,212.78
|
$258.44
GYD54,061.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.99
AWG277.17
|
$57.98
GYD12,129.20
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Oranjestad
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.81
AWG386.67
|
$917.10
GYD191,840.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
$20,269.40
GYD4,240,003.96
|
|
pay 27.4% less for entertainment and sports
Oranjestad
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.33
AWG6.00
|
$2.27
GYD474.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.47
AWG4.45
|
$4.37
GYD914.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.61
AWG15.50
|
$2.20
GYD459.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$87.89
AWG158.20
|
$35.51
GYD7,428.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.94
AWG21.50
|
$6.21
GYD1,299.97
|
|
pay 42.3% less for clothing
Oranjestad
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.37
AWG162.67
|
$31.76
GYD6,642.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.14
AWG97.45
|
$47.01
GYD9,833.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.75
AWG201.15
|
$62.15
GYD12,999.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.29
AWG212.91
|
$62.94
GYD13,166.36
|
|
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