Cost of living comparison

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San Juan is 12.7% more expensive than Oranjestad.

If you lived in San Juan instead of Oranjestad, you would:

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pay 12.4% more for restaurants

 
Oranjestad
San Juan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $19.00
AWG34.20
$20.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.27
AWG18.49
$10.75
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.33
AWG2.40
$1.95
 

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pay 12.2% more for groceries

 
Oranjestad
San Juan
Bread
1 loaf
$3.05
AWG5.50
$3.52
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.00
AWG10.80
$4.81
 
Milk (1 gallon) $6.40
AWG11.52
$8.25
 

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pay 32.9% less for transportation

 
Oranjestad
San Juan
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.66
AWG10.19
$3.69
 
Monthly public transit pass $40.00
AWG72.00
$40.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,000.00
AWG63,000.00
$32,500.00
 

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pay 47.7% more for housing

 
Oranjestad
San Juan
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$91.80
AWG165.25
$71.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $810.73
AWG1,459.31
$1,766.67
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $655.25
AWG1,179.45
$838.00
 

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pay 74.7% more for childcare

 
Oranjestad
San Juan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $225.00
AWG405.00
$470.00
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
$10,400.00
 

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pay 5.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Oranjestad
San Juan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.00
AWG5.40
$3.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.72
AWG6.69
$3.83
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$10.00
AWG18.00
$11.40
 

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pay 19.7% less for clothing

 
Oranjestad
San Juan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$80.00
AWG144.00
$45.80
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$57.37
AWG103.27
$47.50
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$116.59
AWG209.86
$91.00
 

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