Cost of living comparison
Oranjestad is 36.3% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Oranjestad instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Tokyo
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
¥994
|
$19.00
AWG34.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.21
¥795
|
$10.27
AWG18.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
¥170
|
$1.33
AWG2.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
¥114
|
$1.61
AWG2.90
|
|
pay 16.0% more for groceries
|
Tokyo
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
¥249
|
$3.05
AWG5.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.01
¥1,071
|
$6.00
AWG10.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
¥899
|
$6.40
AWG11.52
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
¥318
|
$5.00
AWG9.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
¥498
|
$5.21
AWG9.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
¥363
|
$1.79
AWG3.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
¥162
|
$0.91
AWG1.63
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
¥404
|
$1.81
AWG3.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
¥369
|
$2.72
AWG4.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
¥197
|
$1.06
AWG1.90
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥193
|
$0.91
AWG1.63
|
|
pay 35.1% more for transportation
|
Tokyo
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
¥675
|
$5.66
AWG10.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$58.62
¥8,949
|
$40.00
AWG72.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,767.76
¥3,322,958
|
$35,000.00
AWG63,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.88
¥4,256
|
$51.10
AWG91.97
|
|
pay 49.4% more for housing
|
Tokyo
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.86
¥4,864
|
$91.80
AWG165.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,120.28
¥171,016
|
$810.73
AWG1,459.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$582.98
¥88,995
|
$655.25
AWG1,179.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.03
¥20,461
|
$167.08
AWG300.74
|
|
pay 53.4% less for childcare
|
Tokyo
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$533.29
¥81,410
|
$225.00
AWG405.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,506.96
¥2,214,559
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
|
pay 46.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tokyo
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
¥497
|
$3.00
AWG5.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
¥519
|
$3.72
AWG6.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.91
¥597
|
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.16
¥10,252
|
$131.44
AWG236.60
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.38
¥1,889
|
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
|
pay 53.9% more for clothing
|
Tokyo
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.60
¥8,030
|
$80.00
AWG144.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.87
¥5,628
|
$57.37
AWG103.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.41
¥9,680
|
$116.59
AWG209.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
¥12,654
|
$102.90
AWG185.22
|
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