Cost of living comparison

Mexico City, Mexico

compared to

Oranjestad, Aruba

Oranjestad vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Oranjestad is 2.2 times more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 65.2% more in Oranjestad
Groceries: pay 64.6% more in Oranjestad
Transportation: pay 5.0 times more in Oranjestad
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Oranjestad
Childcare: pay 26.6% less in Oranjestad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 87.0% more in Oranjestad
Clothing: pay 30.1% more in Oranjestad

The cost of transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and clothing in Oranjestad are more expensive than in Mexico City. Notably, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Oranjestad.

Oranjestad vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Oranjestad instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 65.2% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Oranjestad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$202.34	$19.00 AWG34.20	+91.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$151.76	$10.27 AWG18.49	+37.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MX$22.00	$1.33 AWG2.40	+23.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MX$15.75	$1.61 AWG2.90	+108.3%
Average			+65.2%

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pay 64.6% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Oranjestad
Bread 1 loaf	$2.45 MX$49.97	$3.05 AWG5.50	+24.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 MX$99.18	$6.00 AWG10.80	+23.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.51 MX$112.24	$6.40 AWG11.52	+16.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MX$44.48	$5.00 AWG9.00	+129.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.57 MX$72.77	$5.21 AWG9.38	+46.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 MX$24.90	$1.79 AWG3.22	+46.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$13.64	$0.91 AWG1.63	+35.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$16.28	$1.81 AWG3.27	+127.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$16.86	$2.72 AWG4.90	+228.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$17.34	$1.06 AWG1.90	+24.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$16.87	$0.91 AWG1.63	+9.6%
Average			+64.6%

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pay 5.0 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Oranjestad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 MX$94.51	$5.66 AWG10.19	+22.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.87 MX$364.22	$40.00 AWG72.00	+123.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,615.02 MX$379,394.54	$35,000.00 AWG63,000.00	+88.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 MX$70.82	$51.10 AWG91.97	+1370.5%
Average			+401.1%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Mexico City	Oranjestad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.38 MX$496.88	$91.80 AWG165.25	+276.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$893.52 MX$18,210.94	$810.73 AWG1,459.31	-9.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$544.24 MX$11,092.12	$655.25 AWG1,179.45	+20.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.31 MX$617.78	$167.08 AWG300.74	+451.2%
Average			+184.7%

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pay 26.6% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Oranjestad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$381.33 MX$7,771.84	$225.00 AWG405.00	-41.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,426.99 MX$171,751.31	$7,404.07 AWG13,327.32	-12.1%
Average			-26.6%

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pay 87.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Oranjestad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MX$55.64	$3.00 AWG5.40	+9.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.01 MX$61.27	$3.72 AWG6.69	+23.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MX$79.93	$10.00 AWG18.00	+155.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.69 MX$1,094.21	$131.44 AWG236.60	+144.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.96 MX$101.17	$10.00 AWG18.00	+101.5%
Average			+87.0%

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pay 30.1% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Oranjestad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.36 MX$1,148.58	$80.00 AWG144.00	+42.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.06 MX$836.83	$57.37 AWG103.27	+39.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.99 MX$1,874.91	$116.59 AWG209.86	+26.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.93 MX$1,873.62	$102.90 AWG185.22	+11.9%
Average			+30.1%

Mexico City 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: March 2025

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