Cost of living comparison
Oranjestad is 91.7% more expensive than Brasilia.
If you lived in Oranjestad instead of Brasilia, you would:
pay 85.3% more for restaurants
Brasilia
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.85
R$29.86
|
$21.22
AWG38.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
R$34.83
|
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
R$6.15
|
$1.19
AWG2.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
R$4.06
|
$1.06
AWG1.90
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Brasilia
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
R$9.10
|
$2.79
AWG5.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.19
R$26.50
|
$6.07
AWG10.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.10
R$20.94
|
$6.44
AWG11.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
R$12.19
|
$4.40
AWG7.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.61
R$8.24
|
$4.57
AWG8.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
R$4.80
|
$1.77
AWG3.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
R$3.10
|
$1.10
AWG1.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
R$2.43
|
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
R$3.41
|
$2.73
AWG4.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.49
|
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
R$2.95
|
$0.80
AWG1.44
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Brasilia
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
R$21.17
|
$5.66
AWG10.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.57
R$242.83
|
$50.00
AWG90.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,345.08
R$129,376.51
|
$22,191.40
AWG40,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.07
R$41.20
|
$39.16
AWG70.58
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Brasilia
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.58
R$105.05
|
$84.13
AWG151.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.50
R$2,049.50
|
$842.21
AWG1,518.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
R$1,237.37
|
$673.77
AWG1,214.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.80
R$274.63
|
$153.99
AWG277.56
|
|
pay 49.4% less for childcare
Brasilia
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.73
R$2,709.17
|
$214.81
AWG387.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,185.14
R$62,200.25
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Brasilia
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
R$9.95
|
$3.33
AWG6.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.95
R$9.95
|
$2.47
AWG4.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.24
R$11.44
|
$8.61
AWG15.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.15
R$133.50
|
$87.89
AWG158.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.80
R$39.81
|
$11.94
AWG21.53
|
|
pay 59.3% more for clothing
Brasilia
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.37
R$292.87
|
$90.37
AWG162.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.12
R$230.31
|
$54.14
AWG97.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
R$335.45
|
$111.75
AWG201.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.37
R$318.37
|
$118.29
AWG213.21
|
|
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