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Latvia

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Aruba

Oranjestad vs. Riga Cost of Living Summary

Oranjestad is 33.1% more expensive than Riga.

Restaurants: pay 19.7% more in Oranjestad
Groceries: pay 61.7% more in Oranjestad
Transportation: pay 10.1% more in Oranjestad
Housing: pay 77.4% more in Oranjestad
Childcare: pay 56.5% less in Oranjestad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6% more in Oranjestad
Clothing: pay 4.8% less in Oranjestad

The cost of housing, groceries, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Oranjestad are more expensive than in Riga. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Oranjestad. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Oranjestad.

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Oranjestad vs. Riga Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Oranjestad instead of Riga, you would:

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pay 19.7% more for restaurants

	Riga	Oranjestad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €15.00	$22.00 AWG39.66	+31.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.24 €8.25	$10.27 AWG18.51	+11.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 €1.44	$1.44 AWG2.60	-10.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 €1.05	$1.63 AWG2.94	+38.2%
Average			+19.7%

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pay 61.7% more for groceries

	Riga	Oranjestad
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 €1.28	$2.97 AWG5.35	+107.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.22 €4.66	$6.25 AWG11.27	+19.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.41 €3.94	$7.04 AWG12.69	+59.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.36	$5.33 AWG9.61	+41.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.91 €3.49	$4.23 AWG7.63	+8.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 €0.89	$2.10 AWG3.78	+110.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.74	$1.02 AWG1.84	+23.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13 €1.01	$2.27 AWG4.09	+101.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.40 €1.25	$1.59 AWG2.86	+13.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 €0.36	$1.01 AWG1.82	+151.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 €0.38	$0.91 AWG1.64	+115.8%
Average			+61.7%

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pay 10.1% more for transportation

	Riga	Oranjestad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.75 €6.92	$7.63 AWG13.76	-1.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.59 €29.99	$30.00 AWG54.08	-10.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,308.11 €24,383.33	$26,095.70 AWG47,037.50	-4.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.42 €10.20	$48.03 AWG86.58	+320.5%
Average			+10.1%

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pay 77.4% more for housing

	Riga	Oranjestad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.41 €18.23	$105.51 AWG190.18	+416.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$582.45 €520.07	$933.33 AWG1,682.33	+60.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$385.02 €343.78	$950.00 AWG1,712.38	+146.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$286.52 €255.84	$194.00 AWG349.69	-32.3%
Average			+77.4%

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pay 56.5% less for childcare

	Riga	Oranjestad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$645.25 €576.14	$250.00 AWG450.62	-61.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,635.84 €15,746.98	$8,606.10 AWG15,512.50	-51.2%
Average			-56.5%

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pay 2.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Riga	Oranjestad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €5.00	$3.00 AWG5.41	-46.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.72 €3.32	$4.31 AWG7.77	+15.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.72 €6.00	$10.00 AWG18.02	+48.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.91 €44.56	$62.22 AWG112.16	+24.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.75 €9.60	$11.94 AWG21.52	+11.1%
Average			+2.6%

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pay 4.8% less for clothing

	Riga	Oranjestad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.42 €61.99	$60.00 AWG108.15	-13.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.39 €44.99	$50.71 AWG91.40	+0.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.85 €76.65	$108.81 AWG196.13	+26.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.10 €123.31	$102.90 AWG185.47	-25.5%
Average			-4.8%

Riga vs. Oranjestad - Cost of clothing

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