Cost of living comparison
Oranjestad is 32.1% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Oranjestad instead of Spain, you would:
pay 0.5% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.31
€12.24
|
$21.22
AWG38.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
€8.23
|
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.90
|
$1.19
AWG2.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.40
|
$1.06
AWG1.90
|
|
pay 63.2% more for groceries
Spain
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.16
|
$2.79
AWG5.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.70
|
$6.07
AWG10.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
€3.85
|
$6.44
AWG11.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
€2.32
|
$4.40
AWG7.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€2.99
|
$4.57
AWG8.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$1.77
AWG3.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$1.10
AWG1.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€0.99
|
$2.73
AWG4.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.61
|
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.80
AWG1.44
|
|
pay 41.4% more for transportation
Spain
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€6.01
|
$5.66
AWG10.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.45
€32.58
|
$50.00
AWG90.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,659.33
€30,937.97
|
$22,191.40
AWG40,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
€13.22
|
$39.16
AWG70.58
|
|
pay 49.1% more for housing
Spain
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.81
€31.07
|
$84.13
AWG151.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.43
€761.45
|
$842.21
AWG1,518.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$665.31
€611.52
|
$673.77
AWG1,214.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.67
€98.04
|
$153.99
AWG277.56
|
|
pay 21.9% less for childcare
Spain
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.14
€350.33
|
$214.81
AWG387.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,410.38
€6,811.25
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
|
pay 49.9% more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
€2.54
|
$3.33
AWG6.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
€1.76
|
$2.47
AWG4.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.57
€5.12
|
$8.61
AWG15.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
€39.55
|
$87.89
AWG158.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
€7.78
|
$11.94
AWG21.53
|
|
pay 43.3% more for clothing
Spain
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.08
€67.17
|
$90.37
AWG162.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.46
€28.92
|
$54.14
AWG97.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.09
€69.02
|
$111.75
AWG201.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.97
€84.53
|
$118.29
AWG213.21
|
|
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