Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 19.1% more expensive than Oranjestad.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Oranjestad, you would:
pay 54.5% more for restaurants
Oranjestad
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.22
AWG38.25
|
$16.33
€15.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
$10.88
€10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
AWG2.15
|
$2.90
€2.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
AWG1.90
|
$2.00
€1.84
|
|
pay 17.5% less for groceries
Oranjestad
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.79
AWG5.04
|
$3.08
€2.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.07
AWG10.95
|
$4.26
€3.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.44
AWG11.61
|
$4.79
€4.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.40
AWG7.92
|
$3.21
€2.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.57
AWG8.23
|
$5.77
€5.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
AWG3.19
|
$1.12
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
AWG1.98
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.73
AWG4.92
|
$1.94
€1.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
AWG1.44
|
$0.90
€0.82
|
|
pay 22.0% more for transportation
Oranjestad
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
AWG10.20
|
$7.86
€7.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
AWG90.12
|
$72.49
€66.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG40,000.00
|
$35,098.36
€32,260.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.16
AWG70.58
|
$18.01
€16.56
|
|
pay 13.3% less for housing
Oranjestad
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$84.13
AWG151.64
|
$20.67
€19.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$842.21
AWG1,518.08
|
$1,109.17
€1,019.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$673.77
AWG1,214.46
|
$885.72
€814.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.99
AWG277.56
|
$90.90
€83.55
|
|
pay 49.7% more for childcare
Oranjestad
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.81
AWG387.20
|
$336.03
€308.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
$10,589.37
€9,733.22
|
|
pay 58.6% more for entertainment and sports
Oranjestad
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.33
AWG6.01
|
$8.71
€8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.47
AWG4.46
|
$4.86
€4.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.61
AWG15.52
|
$11.10
€10.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$87.89
AWG158.42
|
$45.44
€41.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.94
AWG21.53
|
$18.50
€17.01
|
|
pay 20.3% less for clothing
Oranjestad
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.37
AWG162.89
|
$90.44
€83.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.14
AWG97.59
|
$32.73
€30.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.75
AWG201.43
|
$79.18
€72.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.29
AWG213.21
|
$103.43
€95.07
|
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