Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 4.4% more expensive than Oranjestad.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Oranjestad, you would:
pay 32.0% less for restaurants
|
Oranjestad
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.00
AWG34.25
|
$7.88
₩11,065
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.27
AWG18.51
|
$6.09
₩8,550
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
AWG2.40
|
$1.59
₩2,228
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
AWG2.90
|
$0.84
₩1,181
|
|
pay 26.6% more for groceries
|
Oranjestad
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.05
AWG5.50
|
$3.10
₩4,347
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.00
AWG10.81
|
$6.52
₩9,163
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.40
AWG11.54
|
$8.06
₩11,318
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.00
AWG9.01
|
$3.06
₩4,295
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.21
AWG9.39
|
$4.74
₩6,652
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
AWG3.22
|
$3.30
₩4,632
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
AWG1.64
|
$1.55
₩2,176
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
AWG3.27
|
$2.44
₩3,428
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
AWG4.91
|
$2.68
₩3,771
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
AWG1.91
|
$1.73
₩2,431
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
AWG1.64
|
$1.39
₩1,948
|
|
pay 28.8% less for transportation
|
Oranjestad
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
AWG10.20
|
$4.59
₩6,444
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
AWG72.10
|
$44.40
₩62,367
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
AWG63,087.50
|
$27,023.07
₩37,954,166
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.10
AWG92.10
|
$8.02
₩11,266
|
|
pay 28.0% less for housing
|
Oranjestad
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.80
AWG165.47
|
$22.27
₩31,284
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$810.73
AWG1,461.33
|
$883.18
₩1,240,434
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.25
AWG1,181.08
|
$490.54
₩688,967
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.08
AWG301.16
|
$133.35
₩187,295
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Oranjestad
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.00
AWG405.56
|
$385.48
₩541,411
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
$20,782.92
₩29,189,815
|
|
pay 20.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Oranjestad
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
AWG5.41
|
$3.58
₩5,030
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
AWG6.70
|
$3.60
₩5,059
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
$3.22
₩4,527
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$131.44
AWG236.93
|
$53.73
₩75,463
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
$10.74
₩15,089
|
|
pay 12.2% less for clothing
|
Oranjestad
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
AWG144.20
|
$59.13
₩83,045
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.37
AWG103.42
|
$46.64
₩65,513
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.59
AWG210.15
|
$86.69
₩121,761
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.90
AWG185.47
|
$124.89
₩175,410
|
|
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