Cost of living comparison
Oranjestad is 2.2 times more expensive than Mexico City.
If you lived in Oranjestad instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 65.2% more for restaurants
|
Mexico City
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.93
MX$201.99
|
$19.00
AWG34.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
MX$151.49
|
$10.27
AWG18.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MX$21.96
|
$1.33
AWG2.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$15.72
|
$1.61
AWG2.90
|
|
pay 64.6% more for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.45
MX$49.88
|
$3.05
AWG5.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
MX$99.01
|
$6.00
AWG10.81
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.51
MX$112.04
|
$6.40
AWG11.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$44.40
|
$5.00
AWG9.01
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
MX$72.64
|
$5.21
AWG9.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
MX$24.85
|
$1.79
AWG3.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$13.62
|
$0.91
AWG1.64
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$16.25
|
$1.81
AWG3.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.83
|
$2.72
AWG4.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
MX$17.31
|
$1.06
AWG1.91
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.84
|
$0.91
AWG1.64
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$94.34
|
$5.66
AWG10.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.87
MX$363.58
|
$40.00
AWG72.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,615.02
MX$378,725.33
|
$35,000.00
AWG63,087.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
MX$70.70
|
$51.10
AWG92.10
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Mexico City
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
MX$496.00
|
$91.80
AWG165.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$893.52
MX$18,178.82
|
$810.73
AWG1,461.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$544.24
MX$11,072.55
|
$655.25
AWG1,181.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.31
MX$616.69
|
$167.08
AWG301.16
|
|
pay 26.6% less for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.33
MX$7,758.13
|
$225.00
AWG405.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,426.99
MX$171,448.36
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
|
pay 87.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
MX$55.55
|
$3.00
AWG5.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
MX$61.16
|
$3.72
AWG6.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.92
MX$79.78
|
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.69
MX$1,092.28
|
$131.44
AWG236.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.96
MX$100.99
|
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
|
pay 30.1% more for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.36
MX$1,146.56
|
$80.00
AWG144.20
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.06
MX$835.35
|
$57.37
AWG103.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.99
MX$1,871.60
|
$116.59
AWG210.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.93
MX$1,870.32
|
$102.90
AWG185.47
|
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