Cost of living comparison
Oranjestad is 11.5% more expensive than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Oranjestad instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 63.7% more for restaurants
|
Hong Kong
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.72
HK$60.07
|
$19.00
AWG34.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
HK$49.31
|
$10.27
AWG18.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
HK$10.48
|
$1.33
AWG2.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
HK$8.49
|
$1.61
AWG2.90
|
|
pay 3.2% more for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
HK$18.69
|
$3.05
AWG5.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.58
HK$105.71
|
$6.00
AWG10.81
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.17
HK$94.73
|
$6.40
AWG11.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
HK$27.97
|
$5.00
AWG9.01
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.30
HK$33.47
|
$5.21
AWG9.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
HK$12.59
|
$1.79
AWG3.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
HK$9.24
|
$0.91
AWG1.64
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
HK$12.52
|
$1.81
AWG3.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
HK$11.75
|
$2.72
AWG4.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.05
|
$1.06
AWG1.91
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
HK$8.90
|
$0.91
AWG1.64
|
|
pay 41.6% more for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.42
HK$88.92
|
$5.66
AWG10.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.30
HK$500.56
|
$40.00
AWG72.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,067.68
HK$265,198.13
|
$35,000.00
AWG63,087.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.53
HK$113.08
|
$51.10
AWG92.10
|
|
pay 48.0% more for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.69
HK$168.88
|
$91.80
AWG165.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,183.24
HK$16,995.30
|
$810.73
AWG1,461.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,543.27
HK$12,013.51
|
$655.25
AWG1,181.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.23
HK$1,457.52
|
$167.08
AWG301.16
|
|
pay 71.8% less for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,002.59
HK$7,804.61
|
$225.00
AWG405.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,790.97
HK$169,630.69
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
|
pay 16.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.72
HK$60.07
|
$3.00
AWG5.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.30
HK$41.28
|
$3.72
AWG6.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.12
HK$102.11
|
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$85.27
HK$663.81
|
$131.44
AWG236.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
HK$100.11
|
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
|
pay 12.5% more for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.66
HK$565.60
|
$80.00
AWG144.20
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.59
HK$315.96
|
$57.37
AWG103.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.45
HK$719.71
|
$116.59
AWG210.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.24
HK$1,107.24
|
$102.90
AWG185.47
|
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