Cost of living comparison
Oranjestad is 26.1% more expensive than Bratislava.
If you lived in Oranjestad instead of Bratislava, you would:
pay 14.5% more for restaurants
|
Bratislava
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
€9.04
|
$21.22
AWG38.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
€8.04
|
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
€1.80
|
$1.19
AWG2.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
€1.55
|
$1.06
AWG1.90
|
|
pay 39.8% more for groceries
|
Bratislava
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
€1.76
|
$2.79
AWG5.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.67
€6.19
|
$6.07
AWG10.93
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.72
€4.38
|
$6.44
AWG11.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.64
€3.38
|
$4.40
AWG7.91
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.60
€3.34
|
$4.57
AWG8.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$1.77
AWG3.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$1.10
AWG1.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.97
|
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
€1.81
|
$2.73
AWG4.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.80
AWG1.44
|
|
pay 37.4% more for transportation
|
Bratislava
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.52
€6.05
|
$5.66
AWG10.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.17
|
$50.00
AWG90.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,439.37
€23,601.37
|
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.81
€14.67
|
$39.16
AWG70.48
|
|
pay 77.0% more for housing
|
Bratislava
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.61
€19.12
|
$84.13
AWG151.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$774.70
€718.72
|
$842.21
AWG1,515.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$602.14
€558.64
|
$673.77
AWG1,212.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$194.23
€180.20
|
$153.99
AWG277.17
|
|
pay 56.4% less for childcare
|
Bratislava
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$609.18
€565.17
|
$214.81
AWG386.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,273.77
€13,242.49
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
|
pay 37.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bratislava
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
€2.51
|
$3.33
AWG6.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.85
€2.65
|
$2.47
AWG4.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.41
€5.02
|
$8.61
AWG15.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.90
€38.88
|
$87.89
AWG158.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.05
|
$11.94
AWG21.50
|
|
pay 32.6% more for clothing
|
Bratislava
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.61
€64.58
|
$90.37
AWG162.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.95
€32.43
|
$54.14
AWG97.45
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.87
€77.81
|
$111.75
AWG201.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.95
€97.36
|
$118.29
AWG212.91
|
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