Cost of living comparison
Oranjestad is 12.4% more expensive than Helsinki.
If you lived in Oranjestad instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 24.2% less for restaurants
Helsinki
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.40
€13.38
|
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.42
€9.67
|
$8.50
AWG15.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.52
|
$1.69
AWG3.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.75
|
$1.56
AWG2.80
|
|
pay 50.3% more for groceries
Helsinki
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.52
€2.34
|
$2.54
AWG4.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
€3.74
|
$6.57
AWG11.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
€4.12
|
$7.07
AWG12.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.80
|
$3.60
AWG6.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.87
|
$4.57
AWG8.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$1.55
AWG2.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.93
€1.80
|
$2.75
AWG4.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
|
pay 5.6% less for transportation
Helsinki
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.73
€8.10
|
$4.72
AWG8.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.46
€66.37
|
$50.00
AWG90.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,182.39
€32,672.12
|
$22,191.40
AWG40,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.20
€16.90
|
$34.68
AWG62.51
|
|
pay 63.5% more for housing
Helsinki
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.87
€20.31
|
$71.25
AWG128.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,063.35
€987.48
|
$770.54
AWG1,388.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$840.88
€780.89
|
$630.32
AWG1,136.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.65
€74.89
|
$145.62
AWG262.48
|
|
pay 9.9% more for childcare
Helsinki
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$378.45
€351.45
|
$197.22
AWG355.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,404.29
€5,947.35
|
$10,737.40
AWG19,354.17
|
|
pay 13.6% less for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
€7.91
|
$4.00
AWG7.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.55
€4.23
|
$2.47
AWG4.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.66
€9.90
|
$8.47
AWG15.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.26
€34.60
|
$71.64
AWG129.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.99
€15.77
|
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
|
pay 6.4% more for clothing
Helsinki
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.71
€86.09
|
$80.83
AWG145.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.44
€33.84
|
$38.89
AWG70.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.67
€73.98
|
$109.20
AWG196.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.75
€111.21
|
$113.15
AWG203.95
|
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