Cost of living comparison
Oranjestad is 58.9% more expensive than Roseau.
If you lived in Oranjestad instead of Roseau, you would:
pay 51.5% more for restaurants
Roseau
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$21.22
AWG38.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
EC$4.38
|
$1.19
AWG2.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$1.06
AWG1.90
|
|
pay 48.9% more for groceries
Roseau
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
$2.79
AWG5.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$6.07
AWG10.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$6.44
AWG11.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.93
EC$13.33
|
$4.40
AWG7.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.57
AWG8.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$1.77
AWG3.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.10
AWG1.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.73
AWG4.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.80
AWG1.44
|
|
pay 16.0% more for transportation
Roseau
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
$5.66
AWG10.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.00
AWG90.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$39.16
AWG70.48
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Roseau
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
EC$168.33
|
$84.13
AWG151.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.77
EC$975.00
|
$842.21
AWG1,515.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.35
EC$633.33
|
$673.77
AWG1,212.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$153.99
AWG277.17
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Roseau
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$214.81
AWG386.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
|
pay 45.0% more for entertainment and sports
Roseau
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$3.33
AWG6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.96
EC$8.00
|
$2.47
AWG4.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$8.61
AWG15.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$87.89
AWG158.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$11.94
AWG21.50
|
|
pay 24.2% more for clothing
Roseau
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$90.37
AWG162.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$54.14
AWG97.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$111.75
AWG201.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
$118.29
AWG212.91
|
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