Cost of living comparison
Oranjestad is 47.5% more expensive than Kingston.
If you lived in Oranjestad instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 73.8% more for restaurants
Kingston
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.40
JMD994.89
|
$21.22
AWG38.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.68
JMD1,193.87
|
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
JMD192.09
|
$1.19
AWG2.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
JMD120.15
|
$1.06
AWG1.90
|
|
pay 2.3% less for groceries
Kingston
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.26
JMD507.05
|
$2.79
AWG5.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.03
JMD1,093.64
|
$6.07
AWG10.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.07
JMD2,499.55
|
$6.44
AWG11.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.39
JMD683.35
|
$4.40
AWG7.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
JMD505.78
|
$4.57
AWG8.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.39
JMD371.13
|
$1.77
AWG3.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.41
JMD220.05
|
$1.10
AWG1.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
JMD289.49
|
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
JMD190.14
|
$2.73
AWG4.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
JMD176.21
|
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
JMD156.95
|
$0.80
AWG1.44
|
|
pay 9.9% more for transportation
Kingston
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
JMD791.54
|
$5.66
AWG10.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.38
JMD5,969.34
|
$50.00
AWG90.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,822.25
JMD6,815,000.61
|
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.55
JMD4,128.80
|
$39.16
AWG70.48
|
|
pay 40.2% more for housing
Kingston
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.43
JMD7,531.87
|
$84.13
AWG151.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.08
JMD113,692.85
|
$842.21
AWG1,515.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.17
JMD69,541.86
|
$673.77
AWG1,212.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.20
JMD19,780.77
|
$153.99
AWG277.17
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Kingston
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.63
JMD40,375.98
|
$214.81
AWG386.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.53
JMD334,283.24
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
|
pay 8.6% more for entertainment and sports
Kingston
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.24
JMD348.21
|
$3.33
AWG6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.89
JMD604.44
|
$2.47
AWG4.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.96
JMD1,392.85
|
$8.61
AWG15.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.56
JMD11,284.55
|
$87.89
AWG158.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
JMD1,641.57
|
$11.94
AWG21.50
|
|
pay 89.0% more for clothing
Kingston
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.99
JMD5,596.26
|
$90.37
AWG162.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.19
JMD4,539.19
|
$54.14
AWG97.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.74
JMD11,156.99
|
$111.75
AWG201.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.20
JMD11,228.05
|
$118.29
AWG212.91
|
|
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