Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 3.6% more expensive than Oranjestad.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Oranjestad, you would:
pay 14.7% more for restaurants
Oranjestad
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.22
AWG38.25
|
$10.74
CRC5,494.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
$9.76
CRC4,995.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
AWG2.15
|
$2.01
CRC1,030.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
AWG1.90
|
$1.50
CRC767.56
|
|
pay 5.9% less for groceries
Oranjestad
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.79
AWG5.04
|
$2.66
CRC1,362.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.07
AWG10.95
|
$4.50
CRC2,303.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.44
AWG11.61
|
$7.34
CRC3,757.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.40
AWG7.92
|
$3.25
CRC1,663.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.57
AWG8.23
|
$4.56
CRC2,333.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
AWG3.19
|
$2.28
CRC1,166.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
AWG1.98
|
$0.63
CRC323.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
$1.30
CRC666.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.73
AWG4.92
|
$1.28
CRC656.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
$1.23
CRC629.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
AWG1.44
|
$1.08
CRC552.22
|
|
pay 11.8% less for transportation
Oranjestad
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
AWG10.20
|
$5.59
CRC2,861.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
AWG90.12
|
$38.19
CRC19,546.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG40,000.00
|
$31,625.41
CRC16,184,264.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.16
AWG70.58
|
$13.67
CRC6,995.16
|
|
pay 39.6% less for housing
Oranjestad
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$84.13
AWG151.64
|
$47.58
CRC24,351.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$842.21
AWG1,518.08
|
$701.17
CRC358,820.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$673.77
AWG1,214.46
|
$443.75
CRC227,089.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.99
AWG277.56
|
$54.88
CRC28,084.06
|
|
pay 80.3% more for childcare
Oranjestad
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.81
AWG387.20
|
$463.64
CRC237,269.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
$10,719.76
CRC5,485,825.82
|
|
pay 13.2% less for entertainment and sports
Oranjestad
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.33
AWG6.01
|
$3.47
CRC1,773.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.47
AWG4.46
|
$3.56
CRC1,823.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.61
AWG15.52
|
$4.59
CRC2,347.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$87.89
AWG158.42
|
$58.91
CRC30,145.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.94
AWG21.53
|
$7.81
CRC3,996.11
|
|
pay 1.0% more for clothing
Oranjestad
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.37
AWG162.89
|
$83.78
CRC42,872.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.14
AWG97.59
|
$52.26
CRC26,742.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.75
AWG201.43
|
$126.81
CRC64,892.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.29
AWG213.21
|
$119.58
CRC61,193.13
|
|
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