Cost of living comparison
Oranjestad is 51.5% more expensive than Riyadh.
If you lived in Oranjestad instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Riyadh
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.39
SAR31.49
|
$19.00
AWG34.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
SAR29.99
|
$10.27
AWG18.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
SAR2.86
|
$1.33
AWG2.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
SAR1.12
|
$1.61
AWG2.90
|
|
pay 82.9% more for groceries
|
Riyadh
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
SAR4.65
|
$3.05
AWG5.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.91
SAR14.68
|
$6.00
AWG10.81
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.64
SAR24.94
|
$6.40
AWG11.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
SAR9.89
|
$5.00
AWG9.01
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
SAR14.27
|
$5.21
AWG9.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
SAR3.88
|
$1.79
AWG3.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
SAR2.95
|
$0.91
AWG1.64
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
SAR3.07
|
$1.81
AWG3.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
SAR2.84
|
$2.72
AWG4.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
$1.06
AWG1.91
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
SAR2.41
|
$0.91
AWG1.64
|
|
pay 90.8% more for transportation
|
Riyadh
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
SAR8.68
|
$5.66
AWG10.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.27
SAR139.94
|
$40.00
AWG72.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,280.09
SAR124,947.72
|
$35,000.00
AWG63,087.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.70
SAR62.68
|
$51.10
AWG92.10
|
|
pay 20.9% more for housing
|
Riyadh
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.70
SAR280.44
|
$91.80
AWG165.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,116.87
SAR4,193.21
|
$810.73
AWG1,461.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$782.38
SAR2,937.41
|
$655.25
AWG1,181.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.80
SAR307.12
|
$167.08
AWG301.16
|
|
pay 33.0% less for childcare
|
Riyadh
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$360.22
SAR1,352.42
|
$225.00
AWG405.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,375.93
SAR38,955.70
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
|
pay 11.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Riyadh
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
SAR8.00
|
$3.00
AWG5.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
SAR15.96
|
$3.72
AWG6.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.45
SAR27.99
|
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$101.01
SAR379.25
|
$131.44
AWG236.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.97
SAR59.97
|
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
|
pay 20.4% more for clothing
|
Riyadh
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.20
SAR196.00
|
$80.00
AWG144.20
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.44
SAR204.39
|
$57.37
AWG103.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.53
SAR403.71
|
$116.59
AWG210.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.80
SAR337.13
|
$102.90
AWG185.47
|
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