Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 74.5% cheaper than Oranjestad.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Oranjestad, you would:
pay 78.3% less for restaurants
Oranjestad
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
$2.69
E£129.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.50
AWG15.30
|
$3.27
E£157.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.69
AWG3.05
|
$0.25
E£12.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
AWG2.80
|
$0.14
E£6.78
|
|
pay 81.6% less for groceries
Oranjestad
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
AWG4.58
|
$0.40
E£19.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.57
AWG11.83
|
$1.23
E£59.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.07
AWG12.73
|
$2.42
E£116.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
AWG6.47
|
$1.12
E£54.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.57
AWG8.22
|
$1.58
E£76.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
$0.40
E£19.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.55
AWG2.79
|
$0.22
E£10.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
$0.14
E£6.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.75
AWG4.94
|
$0.13
E£6.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
$0.12
E£5.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
$0.10
E£4.84
|
|
pay 71.4% less for transportation
Oranjestad
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
AWG8.49
|
$1.02
E£49.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
AWG90.00
|
$7.97
E£384.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
$15,876.53
E£766,322.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.68
AWG62.43
|
$1.85
E£89.06
|
|
pay 86.9% less for housing
Oranjestad
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.25
AWG128.25
|
$10.98
E£530.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$770.54
AWG1,386.98
|
$109.16
E£5,269.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$630.32
AWG1,134.58
|
$71.02
E£3,427.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.62
AWG262.12
|
$16.81
E£811.54
|
|
pay 77.3% less for childcare
Oranjestad
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$197.22
AWG355.00
|
$58.30
E£2,814.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,737.40
AWG19,327.32
|
$1,699.22
E£82,017.14
|
|
pay 70.2% less for entertainment and sports
Oranjestad
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
AWG7.20
|
$1.45
E£69.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.47
AWG4.45
|
$1.03
E£49.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.47
AWG15.25
|
$1.57
E£75.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.64
AWG128.96
|
$15.18
E£732.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
$3.13
E£150.96
|
|
pay 55.7% less for clothing
Oranjestad
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.83
AWG145.50
|
$17.23
E£831.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.89
AWG70.00
|
$28.02
E£1,352.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.20
AWG196.56
|
$63.69
E£3,074.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.15
AWG203.66
|
$28.91
E£1,395.59
|
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