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Oranjestad vs. Saint John's Cost of Living Summary

Oranjestad is 68.3% more expensive than Saint John's.

Restaurants: pay 17.4% more in Oranjestad
Groceries: pay 11.5% less in Oranjestad
Transportation: pay 2.2% less in Oranjestad
Housing: pay 20.2% more in Oranjestad
Childcare: pay 4.7 times more in Oranjestad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.3% more in Oranjestad
Clothing: pay 33.5% more in Oranjestad

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

Oranjestad vs. Saint John's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Oranjestad instead of Saint John's, you would:

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pay 17.4% more for restaurants

	Saint John's	Oranjestad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.88 EC$37.50	$19.00 AWG34.20	+36.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$10.27 AWG18.49	-7.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 EC$5.60	$1.44 AWG2.60	-30.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 EC$2.58	$1.63 AWG2.93	+70.4%
Average			+17.4%

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pay 11.5% less for groceries

	Saint John's	Oranjestad
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	$2.97 AWG5.34	+7.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 EC$11.00	$6.25 AWG11.25	+53.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$7.04 AWG12.68	-16.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 EC$14.50	$5.33 AWG9.60	-0.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.69 EC$9.98	$4.23 AWG7.61	+14.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	$2.10 AWG3.78	-29.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$1.02 AWG1.84	-8.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$2.27 AWG4.08	-38.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.59 AWG2.86	-57.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$1.01 AWG1.81	-22.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.91 AWG1.63	-30.0%
Average			-11.5%

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pay 2.2% less for transportation

	Saint John's	Oranjestad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.29 EC$17.00	$5.66 AWG10.19	-10.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$30.00 AWG54.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	$26,095.70 AWG46,972.26	+10.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.53 EC$139.27	$48.03 AWG86.45	-6.8%
Average			-2.2%

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pay 20.2% more for housing

	Saint John's	Oranjestad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.58 EC$209.67	$105.51 AWG189.91	+36.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$677.39 AWG1,219.31	-35.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$571.91 AWG1,029.45	-15.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.04 EC$267.65	$194.00 AWG349.20	+95.9%
Average			+20.2%

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pay 4.7 times more for childcare

	Saint John's	Oranjestad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$250.00 AWG450.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	$8,606.10 AWG15,490.98	+365.2%
Average			+365.2%

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pay 55.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint John's	Oranjestad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$3.00 AWG5.40	+62.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.95 EC$10.67	$3.72 AWG6.69	-5.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$10.00 AWG18.00
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.67 EC$166.67	$106.22 AWG191.20	+72.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 EC$16.75	$11.94 AWG21.49	+92.6%
Average			+55.3%

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pay 33.5% more for clothing

	Saint John's	Oranjestad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	$60.00 AWG108.00	+20.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$50.71 AWG91.27
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$108.81 AWG195.86	+47.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$102.90 AWG185.22
Average			+33.5%

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