Cost of living comparison
Oranjestad is 17.5% more expensive than Helsinki.
If you lived in Oranjestad instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 22.5% less for restaurants
|
Helsinki
|
Oranjestad
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
€17.98
|
$19.00
AWG34.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€11.30
|
$10.27
AWG18.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.14
€3.01
|
$1.33
AWG2.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.95
|
$1.61
AWG2.90
|
|
pay 38.1% more for groceries
|
Helsinki
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
€2.77
|
$3.05
AWG5.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
€3.96
|
$6.00
AWG10.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€4.94
|
$6.40
AWG11.52
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
€2.95
|
$5.00
AWG9.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
€5.75
|
$5.21
AWG9.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.06
|
$1.79
AWG3.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.91
AWG1.63
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.99
|
$1.81
AWG3.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.70
€1.63
|
$2.72
AWG4.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.55
|
$1.06
AWG1.90
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.82
|
$0.91
AWG1.63
|
|
pay 30.2% more for transportation
|
Helsinki
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.50
€7.19
|
$5.66
AWG10.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.38
€68.44
|
$40.00
AWG72.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,296.42
€32,882.48
|
$35,000.00
AWG63,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.79
€17.06
|
$51.10
AWG91.97
|
|
pay 81.2% more for housing
|
Helsinki
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.48
€21.55
|
$91.80
AWG165.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,111.66
€1,065.83
|
$810.73
AWG1,459.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$870.64
€834.75
|
$655.25
AWG1,179.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.35
€95.25
|
$167.08
AWG300.74
|
|
pay 31.4% less for childcare
|
Helsinki
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$338.03
€324.10
|
$225.00
AWG405.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,508.28
€10,075.06
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
|
pay 6.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Helsinki
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.57
€8.22
|
$3.00
AWG5.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
€4.57
|
$3.72
AWG6.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.36
€10.89
|
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.76
€45.79
|
$131.44
AWG236.60
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.22
€17.47
|
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
|
pay 20.9% more for clothing
|
Helsinki
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.00
€95.88
|
$80.00
AWG144.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.76
€30.45
|
$57.37
AWG103.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.57
€85.88
|
$116.59
AWG209.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.24
€106.65
|
$102.90
AWG185.22
|
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