Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 62.4% more expensive than Oranjestad.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Oranjestad, you would:
pay 30.8% more for restaurants
|
Oranjestad
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.00
AWG34.20
|
$21.44
€20.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.27
AWG18.49
|
$10.72
€10.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
AWG2.40
|
$2.46
€2.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
AWG2.90
|
$1.95
€1.87
|
|
pay 24.0% less for groceries
|
Oranjestad
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.05
AWG5.50
|
$1.85
€1.77
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.00
AWG10.80
|
$3.60
€3.46
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.40
AWG11.52
|
$5.32
€5.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.00
AWG9.00
|
$4.22
€4.05
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.21
AWG9.38
|
$4.64
€4.45
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
AWG3.22
|
$1.11
€1.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
AWG1.63
|
$0.87
€0.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
AWG3.27
|
$1.28
€1.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
AWG4.90
|
$1.86
€1.78
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
AWG1.90
|
$0.87
€0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
AWG1.63
|
$0.72
€0.69
|
|
pay 49.8% more for transportation
|
Oranjestad
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
AWG10.19
|
$7.19
€6.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
AWG72.00
|
$123.25
€118.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
AWG63,000.00
|
$39,306.91
€37,686.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.10
AWG91.97
|
$26.47
€25.38
|
|
pay 83.0% more for housing
|
Oranjestad
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.80
AWG165.25
|
$55.82
€53.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$810.73
AWG1,459.31
|
$2,138.28
€2,050.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.25
AWG1,179.45
|
$1,827.10
€1,751.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.08
AWG300.74
|
$214.65
€205.80
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
|
Oranjestad
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.00
AWG405.00
|
$1,307.98
€1,254.06
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
$9,645.87
€9,248.20
|
|
pay 45.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Oranjestad
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
AWG5.40
|
$7.50
€7.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
AWG6.69
|
$4.33
€4.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
$17.68
€16.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$131.44
AWG236.60
|
$56.25
€53.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
$13.93
€13.36
|
|
pay 3.4% less for clothing
|
Oranjestad
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
AWG144.00
|
$96.07
€92.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.37
AWG103.27
|
$41.10
€39.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.59
AWG209.86
|
$97.72
€93.69
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.90
AWG185.22
|
$114.27
€109.56
|
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