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Oranjestad vs. Hamilton Cost of Living Summary

Oranjestad is 43.4% cheaper than Hamilton.

Restaurants: pay 50.4% less in Oranjestad
Groceries: pay 50.4% less in Oranjestad
Transportation: pay 20.5% less in Oranjestad
Housing: pay 46.6% less in Oranjestad
Childcare: pay 73.0% less in Oranjestad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.1% less in Oranjestad
Clothing: pay 20.8% less in Oranjestad

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Oranjestad.

Oranjestad vs. Hamilton Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Oranjestad instead of Hamilton, you would:

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pay 50.4% less for restaurants

	Hamilton	Oranjestad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$60.00 BMD60.00	$19.00 AWG34.20	-68.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$15.00 BMD15.00	$10.27 AWG18.49	-31.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.42 BMD3.42	$1.44 AWG2.60	-57.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.92 BMD2.92	$1.63 AWG2.93	-44.2%
Average			-50.4%

Hamilton vs. Oranjestad - Cost of restaurants

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pay 50.4% less for groceries

	Hamilton	Oranjestad
Bread 1 loaf	$8.38 BMD8.38	$2.97 AWG5.34	-64.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.09 BMD6.09	$6.25 AWG11.25	+2.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$16.74 BMD16.74	$7.04 AWG12.68	-57.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.53 BMD7.53	$5.33 AWG9.60	-29.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$10.49 BMD10.49	$4.23 AWG7.61	-59.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$5.80 BMD5.80	$2.10 AWG3.78	-63.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.01 BMD3.01	$1.02 AWG1.84	-66.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.38 BMD4.38	$2.27 AWG4.08	-48.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.18 BMD3.18	$1.59 AWG2.86	-50.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$3.40 BMD3.40	$1.01 AWG1.81	-70.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.71 BMD1.71	$0.91 AWG1.63	-46.9%
Average			-50.4%

Hamilton vs. Oranjestad - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.5% less for transportation

	Hamilton	Oranjestad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.89 BMD8.89	$5.66 AWG10.19	-36.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$69.00 BMD69.00	$30.00 AWG54.00	-56.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,500.00 BMD32,500.00	$26,095.70 AWG46,972.26	-19.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$36.83 BMD36.83	$48.03 AWG86.45	+30.4%
Average			-20.5%

Hamilton vs. Oranjestad - Cost of transportation

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pay 46.6% less for housing

	Hamilton	Oranjestad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$151.67 BMD151.67	$105.51 AWG189.91	-30.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,616.67 BMD3,616.67	$677.39 AWG1,219.31	-81.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,266.67 BMD2,266.67	$571.91 AWG1,029.45	-74.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$193.88 BMD193.88	$194.00 AWG349.20	+0.1%
Average			-46.6%

Hamilton vs. Oranjestad - Cost of housing

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pay 73.0% less for childcare

	Hamilton	Oranjestad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,320.00 BMD1,320.00	$250.00 AWG450.00	-81.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,500.00 BMD24,500.00	$8,606.10 AWG15,490.98	-64.9%
Average			-73.0%

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pay 42.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Hamilton	Oranjestad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.00 BMD10.00	$3.00 AWG5.40	-70.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.44 BMD6.44	$3.72 AWG6.69	-42.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$17.62 BMD17.62	$10.00 AWG18.00	-43.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$188.00 BMD188.00	$106.22 AWG191.20	-43.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.50 BMD13.50	$11.94 AWG21.49	-11.6%
Average			-42.1%

Hamilton vs. Oranjestad - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 20.8% less for clothing

	Hamilton	Oranjestad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 BMD80.00	$60.00 AWG108.00	-25.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.00 BMD60.00	$50.71 AWG91.27	-15.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$142.50 BMD142.50	$108.81 AWG195.86	-23.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$127.17 BMD127.17	$102.90 AWG185.22	-19.1%
Average			-20.8%

Hamilton vs. Oranjestad - Cost of clothing

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