Cost of living comparison
Oranjestad is 22.3% cheaper than Nassau.
If you lived in Oranjestad instead of Nassau, you would:
pay 23.7% less for restaurants
Nassau
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$40.00
BSD40.00
|
$19.00
AWG34.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
BSD10.00
|
$10.27
AWG18.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
BSD2.18
|
$1.33
AWG2.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
BSD1.71
|
$1.61
AWG2.90
|
|
pay 19.0% less for groceries
Nassau
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.17
BSD5.17
|
$3.05
AWG5.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
BSD4.03
|
$6.00
AWG10.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$19.37
BSD19.37
|
$6.40
AWG11.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.38
BSD7.38
|
$5.00
AWG9.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.20
BSD5.20
|
$5.21
AWG9.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
BSD1.72
|
$1.79
AWG3.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.32
BSD1.32
|
$0.91
AWG1.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.11
BSD2.11
|
$1.81
AWG3.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.40
BSD2.40
|
$2.72
AWG4.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
BSD2.14
|
$1.06
AWG1.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.49
BSD1.49
|
$0.91
AWG1.64
|
|
pay 13.2% more for transportation
Nassau
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
BSD5.39
|
$5.66
AWG10.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.00
BSD45.00
|
$40.00
AWG72.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,500.00
BSD37,500.00
|
$35,000.00
AWG63,087.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.85
BSD30.85
|
$51.10
AWG92.10
|
|
pay 41.3% less for housing
Nassau
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$104.29
BSD104.29
|
$91.80
AWG165.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,862.50
BSD1,862.50
|
$810.73
AWG1,461.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,800.00
BSD1,800.00
|
$655.25
AWG1,181.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$249.29
BSD249.29
|
$167.08
AWG301.16
|
|
pay 57.6% less for childcare
Nassau
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$640.00
BSD640.00
|
$225.00
AWG405.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,916.67
BSD14,916.67
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
|
pay 22.7% less for entertainment and sports
Nassau
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
BSD5.00
|
$3.00
AWG5.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.75
BSD5.75
|
$3.72
AWG6.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
BSD11.00
|
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.88
BSD113.88
|
$131.44
AWG236.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
BSD18.00
|
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
|
pay 5.3% less for clothing
Nassau
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.50
BSD67.50
|
$80.00
AWG144.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$76.67
BSD76.67
|
$57.37
AWG103.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.00
BSD117.00
|
$116.59
AWG210.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.00
BSD120.00
|
$102.90
AWG185.47
|
|
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