Cost of living comparison
Oranjestad is 28.9% more expensive than Seoul.
If you lived in Oranjestad instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 59.5% more for restaurants
Seoul
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.11
₩11,119
|
$21.22
AWG38.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.90
₩8,086
|
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
₩2,091
|
$1.19
AWG2.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,127
|
$1.06
AWG1.90
|
|
pay 18.6% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
₩4,237
|
$2.79
AWG5.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
₩8,305
|
$6.07
AWG10.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.19
₩11,235
|
$6.44
AWG11.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
₩4,487
|
$4.40
AWG7.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
₩6,525
|
$4.57
AWG8.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.12
₩4,277
|
$1.77
AWG3.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.57
₩2,156
|
$1.10
AWG1.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
₩3,538
|
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
₩3,723
|
$2.73
AWG4.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
₩2,616
|
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.42
₩1,940
|
$0.80
AWG1.44
|
|
pay 81.5% more for transportation
Seoul
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₩6,428
|
$5.66
AWG10.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.15
₩61,910
|
$50.00
AWG90.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,815.53
₩38,137,874
|
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.44
₩12,938
|
$39.16
AWG70.48
|
|
pay 72.8% more for housing
Seoul
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.52
₩32,249
|
$84.13
AWG151.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.53
₩1,197,694
|
$842.21
AWG1,515.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$528.87
₩725,127
|
$673.77
AWG1,212.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.47
₩192,598
|
$153.99
AWG277.17
|
|
pay 54.1% less for childcare
Seoul
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.75
₩523,417
|
$214.81
AWG386.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,838.36
₩28,571,482
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
|
pay 37.7% more for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.69
₩5,054
|
$3.33
AWG6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
₩5,315
|
$2.47
AWG4.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
₩4,549
|
$8.61
AWG15.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.67
₩72,210
|
$87.89
AWG158.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.06
₩15,162
|
$11.94
AWG21.50
|
|
pay 23.2% more for clothing
Seoul
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.77
₩83,325
|
$90.37
AWG162.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.72
₩61,311
|
$54.14
AWG97.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.92
₩117,802
|
$111.75
AWG201.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.28
₩174,509
|
$118.29
AWG212.91
|
|
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