Cost of living comparison
Oranjestad is 47.9% more expensive than Santiago.
If you lived in Oranjestad instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 15.7% more for restaurants
Santiago
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.93
CLF0.3700
|
$21.22
AWG38.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.75
CLF0.3000
|
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
$1.19
AWG2.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
$1.06
AWG1.90
|
|
pay 60.7% more for groceries
Santiago
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CLF0.0600
|
$2.79
AWG5.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
$6.07
AWG10.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
CLF0.1700
|
$6.44
AWG11.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
CLF0.1400
|
$4.40
AWG7.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
$4.57
AWG8.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$1.77
AWG3.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$1.10
AWG1.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$2.73
AWG4.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CLF0.0300
|
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.80
AWG1.44
|
|
pay 65.2% more for transportation
Santiago
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.36
CLF0.1800
|
$5.66
AWG10.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.74
CLF1.4800
|
$50.00
AWG90.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,494.37
CLF591.1900
|
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
CLF0.4200
|
$39.16
AWG70.48
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Santiago
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.91
CLF0.7400
|
$84.13
AWG151.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$543.19
CLF18.3600
|
$842.21
AWG1,515.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$457.36
CLF15.4600
|
$673.77
AWG1,212.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.58
CLF3.9700
|
$153.99
AWG277.17
|
|
pay 19.5% less for childcare
Santiago
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.22
CLF13.6900
|
$214.81
AWG386.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,858.55
CLF231.7700
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
|
pay 50.8% more for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
$3.33
AWG6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$2.47
AWG4.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
$8.61
AWG15.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.95
CLF1.3500
|
$87.89
AWG158.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
CLF0.2100
|
$11.94
AWG21.50
|
|
pay 58.2% more for clothing
Santiago
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.28
CLF1.8300
|
$90.37
AWG162.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.49
CLF1.1000
|
$54.14
AWG97.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.64
CLF2.5200
|
$111.75
AWG201.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.76
CLF2.6600
|
$118.29
AWG212.91
|
|
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