Cost of living comparison
Oranjestad is 2.4 times more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Oranjestad instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Ankara
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
TRY213.49
|
$21.22
AWG38.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.22
TRY213.49
|
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TRY35.92
|
$1.19
AWG2.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.27
|
$1.06
AWG1.90
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
|
Ankara
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
TRY21.49
|
$2.79
AWG5.04
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
TRY126.98
|
$6.07
AWG10.95
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
TRY129.14
|
$6.44
AWG11.61
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
TRY59.23
|
$4.40
AWG7.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
TRY88.67
|
$4.57
AWG8.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY16.24
|
$1.77
AWG3.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
TRY22.64
|
$1.10
AWG1.98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
TRY15.75
|
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY16.81
|
$2.73
AWG4.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY9.47
|
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TRY6.87
|
$0.80
AWG1.44
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
|
Ankara
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
TRY162.88
|
$5.66
AWG10.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TRY293.55
|
$50.00
AWG90.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,646.14
TRY1,601,198.75
|
$22,191.40
AWG40,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
TRY197.48
|
$39.16
AWG70.58
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Ankara
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.93
TRY375.14
|
$84.13
AWG151.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$534.79
TRY18,357.60
|
$842.21
AWG1,518.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.77
TRY12,589.82
|
$673.77
AWG1,214.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.48
TRY1,835.70
|
$153.99
AWG277.56
|
|
pay 29.5% less for childcare
|
Ankara
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.32
TRY15,320.56
|
$214.81
AWG387.20
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,966.43
TRY273,459.63
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ankara
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
TRY104.08
|
$3.33
AWG6.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
TRY80.38
|
$2.47
AWG4.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY61.91
|
$8.61
AWG15.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.76
TRY1,262.01
|
$87.89
AWG158.42
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.66
TRY160.12
|
$11.94
AWG21.53
|
|
pay 43.4% more for clothing
|
Ankara
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.03
TRY1,648.67
|
$90.37
AWG162.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.31
TRY1,521.14
|
$54.14
AWG97.59
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.67
TRY3,181.05
|
$111.75
AWG201.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
TRY2,845.21
|
$118.29
AWG213.21
|
|
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