Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 5.0% more expensive than Oranjestad.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Oranjestad, you would:
pay 39.5% more for restaurants
|
Oranjestad
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.00
AWG34.25
|
$16.76
SCR231.67
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.27
AWG18.51
|
$9.71
SCR134.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
AWG2.40
|
$2.75
SCR38.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
AWG2.90
|
$2.71
SCR37.49
|
|
pay 2.8% more for groceries
|
Oranjestad
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.05
AWG5.50
|
$2.29
SCR31.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.00
AWG10.81
|
$18.13
SCR250.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.40
AWG11.54
|
$7.52
SCR103.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.00
AWG9.01
|
$3.58
SCR49.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.21
AWG9.39
|
$3.00
SCR41.45
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
AWG3.22
|
$0.97
SCR13.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
AWG1.64
|
$1.10
SCR15.18
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
AWG3.27
|
$0.97
SCR13.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
AWG4.91
|
$3.27
SCR45.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
AWG1.91
|
$0.82
SCR11.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
AWG1.64
|
$0.73
SCR10.09
|
|
pay 15.9% less for transportation
|
Oranjestad
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
AWG10.20
|
$5.82
SCR80.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
AWG72.10
|
$26.82
SCR370.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
AWG63,087.50
|
$26,617.26
SCR367,929.22
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.10
AWG92.10
|
$46.18
SCR638.37
|
|
pay 16.2% more for housing
|
Oranjestad
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.80
AWG165.47
|
$163.87
SCR2,265.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$810.73
AWG1,461.33
|
$979.92
SCR13,545.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.25
AWG1,181.08
|
$794.53
SCR10,982.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.08
AWG301.16
|
$73.52
SCR1,016.20
|
|
pay 2.8% less for childcare
|
Oranjestad
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.00
AWG405.56
|
$167.60
SCR2,316.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
$8,868.55
SCR122,589.61
|
|
pay 26.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Oranjestad
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
AWG5.41
|
$4.07
SCR56.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
AWG6.70
|
$5.16
SCR71.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
$22.89
SCR316.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$131.44
AWG236.93
|
$95.81
SCR1,324.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
$5.59
SCR77.22
|
|
pay 31.5% less for clothing
|
Oranjestad
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
AWG144.20
|
$68.58
SCR948.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.37
AWG103.42
|
$29.30
SCR404.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.59
AWG210.15
|
$73.44
SCR1,015.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.90
AWG185.47
|
$76.39
SCR1,055.98
|
|
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