Cost of living comparison
Oranjestad is 2.2 times more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Oranjestad instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 75.3% more for restaurants
Moscow
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.92
RUB915.41
|
$21.22
AWG38.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
RUB454.15
|
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
RUB101.94
|
$1.19
AWG2.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
RUB55.33
|
$1.06
AWG1.90
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Moscow
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
RUB58.31
|
$2.79
AWG5.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.72
RUB435.21
|
$6.07
AWG10.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
RUB333.91
|
$6.44
AWG11.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
RUB160.67
|
$4.40
AWG7.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
RUB201.53
|
$4.57
AWG8.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
RUB58.74
|
$1.77
AWG3.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
RUB63.27
|
$1.10
AWG1.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
RUB73.18
|
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
RUB143.69
|
$2.73
AWG4.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
RUB17.53
|
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
RUB18.72
|
$0.80
AWG1.44
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Moscow
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
RUB213.54
|
$5.66
AWG10.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.87
RUB2,755.18
|
$50.00
AWG90.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,820.00
RUB3,027,675.30
|
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.69
RUB524.80
|
$39.16
AWG70.48
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Moscow
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.03
RUB555.98
|
$84.13
AWG151.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.83
RUB81,349.66
|
$842.21
AWG1,515.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.09
RUB49,085.72
|
$673.77
AWG1,212.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.54
RUB8,352.59
|
$153.99
AWG277.17
|
|
pay 45.8% less for childcare
Moscow
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$484.25
RUB44,672.44
|
$214.81
AWG386.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,553.80
RUB1,065,849.15
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
RUB302.77
|
$3.33
AWG6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
RUB243.00
|
$2.47
AWG4.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB232.12
|
$8.61
AWG15.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.93
RUB3,037.83
|
$87.89
AWG158.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.47
RUB504.61
|
$11.94
AWG21.50
|
|
pay 1.6% more for clothing
Moscow
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$98.68
RUB9,103.75
|
$90.37
AWG162.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.53
RUB4,291.98
|
$54.14
AWG97.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.96
RUB10,881.97
|
$111.75
AWG201.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.14
RUB10,529.76
|
$118.29
AWG212.91
|
|
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