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Oranjestad vs. Toronto Cost of Living Summary

Oranjestad is 9.5% cheaper than Toronto.

Restaurants: pay 5.4% more in Oranjestad
Groceries: pay 17.2% more in Oranjestad
Transportation: pay 3.8% less in Oranjestad
Housing: pay 19.8% less in Oranjestad
Childcare: pay 66.7% less in Oranjestad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.7% less in Oranjestad
Clothing: pay 8.6% more in Oranjestad

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

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Oranjestad vs. Toronto Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.4% more for restaurants

	Toronto	Oranjestad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.53 CA$24.82	$22.00 AWG39.63	+25.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.52 CA$14.89	$10.27 AWG18.50	-2.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.08 CA$2.94	$1.44 AWG2.60	-30.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 CA$2.42	$1.63 AWG2.93	-4.8%
Average			+5.4%

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pay 17.2% more for groceries

	Toronto	Oranjestad
Bread 1 loaf	$2.74 CA$3.88	$2.97 AWG5.35	+8.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.56 CA$6.46	$6.25 AWG11.26	+37.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.44 CA$13.37	$7.04 AWG12.69	-25.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.54 CA$5.01	$5.33 AWG9.60	+50.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.16 CA$7.30	$4.23 AWG7.62	-18.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.68 CA$2.38	$2.10 AWG3.78	+24.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 CA$0.76	$1.02 AWG1.84	+90.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 CA$2.25	$2.27 AWG4.09	+42.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.95 CA$2.76	$1.59 AWG2.86	-18.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 CA$1.17	$1.01 AWG1.82	+22.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 CA$1.04	$0.91 AWG1.63	+23.5%
Average			+17.2%

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pay 3.8% less for transportation

	Toronto	Oranjestad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.68 CA$6.62	$7.63 AWG13.75	+63.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.41 CA$154.90	$30.00 AWG54.04	-72.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,760.48 CA$39,301.90	$26,095.70 AWG47,004.88	-6.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.80 CA$18.12	$48.03 AWG86.51	+275.2%
Average			-3.8%

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pay 19.8% less for housing

	Toronto	Oranjestad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$47.87 CA$67.77	$105.51 AWG190.04	+120.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,584.56 CA$2,243.34	$933.33 AWG1,681.17	-41.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,416.89 CA$2,005.96	$950.00 AWG1,711.19	-33.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$92.23 CA$130.57	$194.00 AWG349.45	+110.3%
Average			-19.8%

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pay 66.7% less for childcare

	Toronto	Oranjestad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$824.14 CA$1,166.78	$250.00 AWG450.31	-69.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,500.21 CA$33,270.42	$8,606.10 AWG15,501.74	-63.4%
Average			-66.7%

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pay 5.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Toronto	Oranjestad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.31 CA$8.94	$3.00 AWG5.40	-52.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.97 CA$5.62	$4.31 AWG7.77	+8.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.03 CA$19.86	$10.00 AWG18.01	-28.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.35 CA$54.29	$62.22 AWG112.08	+62.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.62 CA$17.87	$11.94 AWG21.50	-5.4%
Average			-5.7%

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pay 8.6% more for clothing

	Toronto	Oranjestad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.64 CA$73.11	$60.00 AWG108.08	+16.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.51 CA$55.94	$50.71 AWG91.34	+28.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.10 CA$138.88	$108.81 AWG196.00	+10.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$122.24 CA$173.06	$102.90 AWG185.35	-15.8%
Average			+8.6%

Toronto vs. Oranjestad - Cost of clothing

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