Cost of living comparison
Oranjestad is 2.0% more expensive than France.
If you lived in Oranjestad instead of France, you would:
pay 25.7% less for restaurants
France
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€15.07
|
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.32
|
$8.50
AWG15.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.58
|
$1.69
AWG3.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.76
|
$1.56
AWG2.80
|
|
pay 30.7% more for groceries
France
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.55
|
$2.54
AWG4.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.78
|
$6.57
AWG11.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.97
|
$7.07
AWG12.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.24
|
$3.60
AWG6.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.88
|
$4.57
AWG8.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$1.55
AWG2.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.41
|
$2.75
AWG4.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.96
|
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
|
pay 8.1% more for transportation
France
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.32
|
$4.72
AWG8.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€48.99
|
$50.00
AWG90.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,495.89
|
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.86
|
$34.68
AWG62.43
|
|
pay 35.7% more for housing
France
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€28.90
|
$71.25
AWG128.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€710.52
|
$770.54
AWG1,386.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€570.47
|
$630.32
AWG1,134.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€126.14
|
$145.62
AWG262.12
|
|
pay 37.9% less for childcare
France
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€629.82
|
$197.22
AWG355.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,563.83
|
$10,737.40
AWG19,327.32
|
|
pay 0.5% more for entertainment and sports
France
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.83
|
$4.00
AWG7.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.74
|
$2.47
AWG4.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.37
|
$8.47
AWG15.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€35.48
|
$71.64
AWG128.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.48
|
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
|
pay 2.4% more for clothing
France
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€79.57
|
$80.83
AWG145.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€36.34
|
$38.89
AWG70.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€84.98
|
$109.20
AWG196.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€114.63
|
$113.15
AWG203.66
|
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