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Aruba

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Isle of Man

Douglas vs. Oranjestad Cost of Living Summary

Douglas is 28.3% more expensive than Oranjestad.

Restaurants: pay 27.8% more in Douglas
Groceries: pay 5.2% less in Douglas
Transportation: pay 39.0% more in Douglas
Housing: pay 20.3% more in Douglas
Childcare: pay 6.5 times more in Douglas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.6% more in Douglas

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, and housing in Douglas are more expensive than in Oranjestad. Expenses including groceries and clothing are lower in Douglas. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Douglas.

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Douglas vs. Oranjestad Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.8% more for restaurants

	Oranjestad	Douglas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.00 AWG39.63	$27.75 £20.82	+26.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.27 AWG18.50	$11.89 £8.92	+15.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.44 AWG2.60	$2.71 £2.03	+87.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 AWG2.93	$2.12 £1.59	+30.4%
Average			+27.8%

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pay 5.2% less for groceries

	Oranjestad	Douglas
Bread 1 loaf	$2.97 AWG5.35	$2.63 £1.98	-11.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.25 AWG11.26	$4.01 £3.01	-35.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.04 AWG12.69	$9.41 £7.06	+33.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.33 AWG9.60	$5.30 £3.97	-0.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.23 AWG7.62	$3.87 £2.91	-8.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.10 AWG3.78	$1.36 £1.02	-35.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 AWG1.84	$0.82 £0.61	-20.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.27 AWG4.09	$1.74 £1.30	-23.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 AWG2.86	$1.61 £1.21	+1.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 AWG1.82	$1.35 £1.01	+33.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 AWG1.63	$1.35 £1.01	+48.5%
Average			-5.2%

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pay 39.0% more for transportation

	Oranjestad	Douglas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.63 AWG13.75	$7.35 £5.52	-3.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 AWG54.04	$96.91 £72.71	+223.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,095.70 AWG47,004.88	$43,752.78 £32,827.71	+67.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$48.03 AWG86.51	$16.65 £12.49	-65.3%
Average			+39.0%

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pay 20.3% more for housing

	Oranjestad	Douglas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$105.51 AWG190.04	$72.49 £54.39	-31.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$933.33 AWG1,681.17	$1,233.89 £925.79	+32.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.00 AWG1,711.19	$1,068.05 £801.36	+12.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$194.00 AWG349.45	$261.61 £196.29	+34.8%
Average			+20.3%

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pay 6.5 times more for childcare

	Oranjestad	Douglas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$250.00 AWG450.31	$1,739.89 £1,305.44	+596.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,606.10 AWG15,501.74	$52,196.76 £39,163.23	+506.5%
Average			+549.7%

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pay 41.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Oranjestad	Douglas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 AWG5.40	$6.54 £4.91	+118.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.31 AWG7.77	$5.01 £3.76	+16.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.00 AWG18.01	$22.46 £16.86	+124.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.22 AWG112.08	$64.75 £48.58	+4.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.94 AWG21.50	$15.86 £11.90	+32.8%
Average			+41.6%

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pay about the same for clothing

	Oranjestad	Douglas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.00 AWG108.08	$99.11 £74.36	+65.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.71 AWG91.34	$44.60 £33.46	-12.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.81 AWG196.00	$111.22 £83.45	+2.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.90 AWG185.35	$69.38 £52.05	-32.6%

Oranjestad vs. Douglas - Cost of clothing

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