Cost of living comparison

Apia, Samoa

compared to

Oranjestad, Aruba

Oranjestad vs. Apia Cost of Living Summary

Oranjestad is 58.8% more expensive than Apia.

Restaurants: pay 26.1% less in Oranjestad
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Oranjestad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.7% more in Oranjestad
Clothing: pay 54.1% more in Oranjestad

The cost of groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Oranjestad are more expensive than in Apia. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Oranjestad.

Oranjestad vs. Apia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Oranjestad instead of Apia, you would:

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pay 26.1% less for restaurants

	Apia	Oranjestad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$59.13 WST165.55	$19.00 AWG34.22	-67.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 WST30.01	$10.27 AWG18.50	-4.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 WST6.00	$1.33 AWG2.40	-37.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.52 WST4.26	$1.61 AWG2.90	+5.8%
Average			-26.1%

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Apia	Oranjestad
Bread 1 loaf	$0.71 WST1.98	$3.05 AWG5.50	+331.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$6.00 AWG10.81
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.70 WST18.76	$6.40 AWG11.53	-4.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	??	$5.00 AWG9.00
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$5.21 AWG9.39
Apples (1 lb)	??	$1.79 AWG3.22
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.91 AWG1.63
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.81 AWG3.27
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$2.72 AWG4.90
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.06 AWG1.91
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.91 AWG1.63
Average			+163.3%

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Apia	Oranjestad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$5.66 AWG10.19
Monthly public transit pass	??	$40.00 AWG72.05
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$35,000.00 AWG63,043.75
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$51.10 AWG92.04

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pay (unknown) more for housing

	Apia	Oranjestad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$91.80 AWG165.36
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$810.73 AWG1,460.32
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$655.25 AWG1,180.26
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$167.08 AWG300.95

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Apia	Oranjestad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$225.00 AWG405.28
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$7,404.07 AWG13,336.58

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pay 43.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Apia	Oranjestad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 WST15.00	$3.00 AWG5.40	-44.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.61 WST4.50	$3.72 AWG6.70	+131.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$10.00 AWG18.01
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$131.44 AWG236.76
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$10.00 AWG18.01
Average			+43.7%

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pay 54.1% more for clothing

	Apia	Oranjestad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.56 WST127.56	$80.00 AWG144.10	+75.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.45 WST102.05	$57.37 AWG103.34	+57.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.34 WST191.34	$116.59 AWG210.01	+70.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.11 WST255.12	$102.90 AWG185.35	+12.9%
Average			+54.1%

Apia vs. Oranjestad - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025

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