Cost of living comparison
Oranjestad is 37.9% more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Oranjestad instead of Castries, you would:
pay 52.3% more for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$19.00
AWG34.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$10.27
AWG18.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$1.33
AWG2.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$1.61
AWG2.90
|
|
pay 6.9% more for groceries
|
Castries
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$3.05
AWG5.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
$6.00
AWG10.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$6.40
AWG11.52
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
$5.00
AWG9.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$5.21
AWG9.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
$1.79
AWG3.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.91
AWG1.63
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$1.81
AWG3.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$2.72
AWG4.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$1.06
AWG1.90
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.91
AWG1.63
|
|
pay 10.7% more for transportation
|
Castries
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$5.66
AWG10.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$40.00
AWG72.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$35,000.00
AWG63,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$51.10
AWG91.97
|
|
pay 68.8% more for housing
|
Castries
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$91.80
AWG165.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$810.73
AWG1,459.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
$655.25
AWG1,179.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$167.08
AWG300.74
|
|
pay 23.7% more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$225.00
AWG405.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$3.00
AWG5.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$3.72
AWG6.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$131.44
AWG236.60
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
|
pay 1.3% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
$80.00
AWG144.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
$57.37
AWG103.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
$116.59
AWG209.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$102.90
AWG185.22
|
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