Cost of living comparison
Oranjestad is 13.4% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Oranjestad instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 30.2% less for restaurants
Dublin
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.99
€20.25
|
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.13
|
$8.50
AWG15.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
€2.29
|
$1.69
AWG3.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.71
|
$1.56
AWG2.80
|
|
pay 42.8% more for groceries
Dublin
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.84
|
$2.54
AWG4.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
€4.73
|
$6.57
AWG11.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.26
€4.84
|
$7.07
AWG12.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
€3.46
|
$3.60
AWG6.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.73
€4.36
|
$4.57
AWG8.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.11
|
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$1.55
AWG2.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.04
|
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.49
|
$2.75
AWG4.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.48
|
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
|
pay 10.4% less for transportation
Dublin
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
€7.28
|
$4.72
AWG8.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$131.93
€121.50
|
$50.00
AWG90.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,778.34
€32,029.11
|
$22,191.40
AWG40,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
€16.20
|
$34.68
AWG62.51
|
|
pay 35.0% less for housing
Dublin
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.54
€57.60
|
$71.25
AWG128.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,136.79
€1,967.88
|
$770.54
AWG1,388.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,834.34
€1,689.33
|
$630.32
AWG1,136.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.55
€177.33
|
$145.62
AWG262.48
|
|
pay 40.5% less for childcare
Dublin
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,355.42
€1,248.27
|
$197.22
AWG355.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,275.73
€9,463.43
|
$10,737.40
AWG19,354.17
|
|
pay 22.2% less for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
€6.08
|
$4.00
AWG7.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.11
€3.78
|
$2.47
AWG4.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.04
€15.69
|
$8.47
AWG15.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.27
€46.30
|
$71.64
AWG129.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.15
|
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
|
pay 1.6% more for clothing
Dublin
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.63
€83.46
|
$80.83
AWG145.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.17
€36.08
|
$38.89
AWG70.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.66
€89.94
|
$109.20
AWG196.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.59
€98.16
|
$113.15
AWG203.95
|
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