Cost of living comparison
Oranjestad is 8.5% cheaper than Ottawa.
If you lived in Oranjestad instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 22.5% less for restaurants
|
Ottawa
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.55
CA$28.70
|
$21.22
AWG38.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.82
CA$15.12
|
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
CA$3.36
|
$1.19
AWG2.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
CA$2.28
|
$1.06
AWG1.90
|
|
pay 5.9% more for groceries
|
Ottawa
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.80
CA$3.91
|
$2.79
AWG5.04
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.33
CA$10.23
|
$6.07
AWG10.95
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.50
CA$11.88
|
$6.44
AWG11.61
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.17
CA$4.43
|
$4.40
AWG7.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.57
CA$7.79
|
$4.57
AWG8.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.90
CA$2.66
|
$1.77
AWG3.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
CA$0.82
|
$1.10
AWG1.98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
CA$1.93
|
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
CA$2.51
|
$2.73
AWG4.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
CA$1.75
|
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
CA$1.77
|
$0.80
AWG1.44
|
|
pay 19.9% more for transportation
|
Ottawa
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
CA$5.88
|
$5.66
AWG10.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$94.40
CA$131.85
|
$50.00
AWG90.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,936.06
CA$34,829.44
|
$22,191.40
AWG40,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
CA$26.94
|
$39.16
AWG70.58
|
|
pay 5.2% less for housing
|
Ottawa
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.74
CA$75.06
|
$84.13
AWG151.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,428.79
CA$1,995.67
|
$842.21
AWG1,518.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,314.00
CA$1,835.33
|
$673.77
AWG1,214.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.00
CA$191.36
|
$153.99
AWG277.56
|
|
pay 72.1% less for childcare
|
Ottawa
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,043.17
CA$1,457.05
|
$214.81
AWG387.20
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,975.09
CA$29,296.95
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
|
pay 4.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ottawa
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.87
CA$8.20
|
$3.33
AWG6.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.87
CA$5.40
|
$2.47
AWG4.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.48
CA$17.43
|
$8.61
AWG15.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.45
CA$67.67
|
$87.89
AWG158.42
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.01
CA$15.38
|
$11.94
AWG21.53
|
|
pay 18.4% more for clothing
|
Ottawa
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.17
CA$84.04
|
$90.37
AWG162.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.38
CA$67.57
|
$54.14
AWG97.59
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.51
CA$145.97
|
$111.75
AWG201.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.29
CA$158.24
|
$118.29
AWG213.21
|
|
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