Cost of living comparison
Rome is 12.3% more expensive than Oranjestad.
If you lived in Rome instead of Oranjestad, you would:
pay 26.8% more for restaurants
Oranjestad
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
$19.79
€18.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.50
AWG15.32
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.69
AWG3.05
|
$2.26
€2.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
AWG2.80
|
$1.21
€1.12
|
|
pay 18.9% less for groceries
Oranjestad
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
AWG4.59
|
$1.78
€1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.57
AWG11.85
|
$8.48
€7.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.07
AWG12.74
|
$6.93
€6.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
AWG6.48
|
$3.56
€3.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.57
AWG8.23
|
$4.84
€4.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.55
AWG2.79
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
$1.11
€1.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.75
AWG4.95
|
$1.32
€1.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
pay 1.9% more for transportation
Oranjestad
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
AWG8.51
|
$7.67
€7.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
AWG90.12
|
$38.48
€35.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG40,000.00
|
$27,486.24
€25,525.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.68
AWG62.51
|
$15.39
€14.29
|
|
pay 9.2% more for housing
Oranjestad
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.25
AWG128.43
|
$30.43
€28.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$770.54
AWG1,388.91
|
$1,171.91
€1,088.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$630.32
AWG1,136.16
|
$773.95
€718.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.62
AWG262.48
|
$173.31
€160.94
|
|
pay 75.3% more for childcare
Oranjestad
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$197.22
AWG355.49
|
$531.12
€493.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,737.40
AWG19,354.17
|
$8,734.44
€8,111.24
|
|
pay 7.9% less for entertainment and sports
Oranjestad
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
AWG7.21
|
$5.50
€5.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.47
AWG4.46
|
$1.67
€1.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.47
AWG15.27
|
$6.60
€6.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.64
AWG129.14
|
$56.27
€52.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
|
pay 0.5% less for clothing
Oranjestad
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.83
AWG145.70
|
$85.59
€79.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.89
AWG70.10
|
$36.33
€33.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.20
AWG196.83
|
$97.35
€90.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.15
AWG203.95
|
$123.90
€115.06
|
|
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