Cost of living comparison
Oranjestad is 0.4% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Oranjestad instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 11.4% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Oranjestad
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.07
£14.22
|
$21.22
AWG38.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
£7.05
|
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
£1.68
|
$1.19
AWG2.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.20
|
$1.06
AWG1.90
|
|
pay 46.7% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
£1.15
|
$2.79
AWG5.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
£3.33
|
$6.07
AWG10.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
£4.53
|
$6.44
AWG11.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
£2.90
|
$4.40
AWG7.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
£2.88
|
$4.57
AWG8.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.95
|
$1.77
AWG3.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.53
|
$1.10
AWG1.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
£0.96
|
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.11
|
$2.73
AWG4.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.49
|
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.47
|
$0.80
AWG1.44
|
|
pay 7.0% more for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
£5.68
|
$5.66
AWG10.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.64
£74.49
|
$50.00
AWG90.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,464.66
£26,339.77
|
$22,191.40
AWG40,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
£13.37
|
$39.16
AWG70.58
|
|
pay 6.9% more for housing
United Kingdom
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
£29.59
|
$84.13
AWG151.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,224.35
£963.68
|
$842.21
AWG1,518.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.65
£767.14
|
$673.77
AWG1,214.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.45
£184.53
|
$153.99
AWG277.56
|
|
pay 72.0% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.61
£1,122.87
|
$214.81
AWG387.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,036.83
£14,196.65
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
|
pay 5.9% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
£4.26
|
$3.33
AWG6.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
£3.09
|
$2.47
AWG4.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.35
£12.87
|
$8.61
AWG15.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.82
£34.49
|
$87.89
AWG158.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.87
£10.13
|
$11.94
AWG21.53
|
|
pay 25.8% more for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.61
£60.30
|
$90.37
AWG162.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.64
£31.20
|
$54.14
AWG97.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
£71.24
|
$111.75
AWG201.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.66
£74.51
|
$118.29
AWG213.21
|
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