Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Aruba
  3. Oranjestad
  4. Singapore
  5. Comparison
AWG
COMPARED TO
SGD

Singapore is 41.4% more expensive than Oranjestad.

If you lived in Singapore instead of Oranjestad, you would:
local_dining

pay 32.1% less for restaurants

  Oranjestad help_outline Singapore help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $14.50
AWG25.94
$11.04
$15.17
-23.9%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.40
AWG15.03
$5.89
$8.09
-29.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.85
AWG3.30
$1.31
$1.80
-28.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.87
AWG3.34
$1.01
$1.39
-45.7%
Average -32.1%
Oranjestad vs. Singapore - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 11.2% less for groceries

  Oranjestad help_outline Singapore help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $2.36
AWG4.23
$1.68
$2.31
-28.9%
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.75
AWG12.07
$8.35
$11.47
+23.7%
Milk (1 gallon) $6.18
AWG11.06
$8.46
$11.62
+36.8%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.71
AWG4.84
$2.24
$3.08
-17.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $3.18
AWG5.69
$3.20
$4.40
+0.8%
Apples (1 lb) $2.28
AWG4.07
$1.54
$2.12
-32.3%
Bananas (1 lb) $1.00
AWG1.79
$1.12
$1.55
+12.4%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.69
AWG3.01
$1.35
$1.86
-19.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $1.93
AWG3.46
$0.98
$1.34
-49.6%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.99
AWG1.77
$0.85
$1.17
-13.7%
Onions (1 lb) $1.36
AWG2.43
$0.88
$1.21
-35.4%
Average -11.2%
Oranjestad vs. Singapore - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 66.8% more for transportation

  Oranjestad help_outline Singapore help_outline  
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.43
AWG9.71
$6.24
$8.58
+15.0%
Monthly public transit pass $68.35
AWG122.27
$88.31
$121.35
+29.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $22,000.00
AWG39,358.00
$88,312.50
$121,354.63
+301.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $33.06
AWG59.14
$7.08
$9.73
-78.6%
Average +66.8%
Oranjestad vs. Singapore - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 70.4% more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $58.09
AWG103.93
$33.10
$45.48
-43.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $677.56
AWG1,212.15
$2,123.40
$2,917.86
+213.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $576.62
AWG1,031.57
$1,379.37
$1,895.46
+139.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $119.89
AWG214.48
$86.14
$118.37
-28.2%
Average +70.4%
Oranjestad vs. Singapore - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 2.6 times more for childcare

  Oranjestad help_outline Singapore help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $223.27
AWG399.44
$922.02
$1,266.99
+313.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $21,003.75
AWG37,575.70
$21,738.78
$29,872.34
+3.5%
Average +158.2%
Oranjestad vs. Singapore - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 46.3% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.33
AWG5.96
$7.36
$10.11
+120.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.98
AWG5.33
$4.11
$5.65
+37.9%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $8.61
AWG15.41
$10.41
$14.31
+20.9%
Monthly membership at local gym $64.25
AWG114.95
$100.28
$137.80
+56.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $10.00
AWG17.89
$9.57
$13.15
-4.3%
Average +46.3%
Oranjestad vs. Singapore - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 8.8% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $67.08
AWG120.01
$65.40
$89.86
-2.5%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $42.19
AWG75.49
$38.83
$53.35
-8.0%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $99.32
AWG177.68
$88.03
$120.96
-11.4%
Men's business shoes (leather) $118.30
AWG211.63
$102.27
$140.54
-13.5%
Average -8.8%
Oranjestad vs. Singapore - Cost of clothing
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2021
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