Cost of living comparison

Rome, Italy

compared to

Oranjestad, Aruba

Oranjestad vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Oranjestad is 27.9% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 4.2% more in Oranjestad
Groceries: pay 43.5% more in Oranjestad
Transportation: pay 53.6% more in Oranjestad
Housing: pay 41.5% more in Oranjestad
Childcare: pay 42.6% less in Oranjestad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.8% more in Oranjestad
Clothing: pay 40.2% more in Oranjestad

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, housing, clothing, and restaurants in Oranjestad are more expensive than in Rome.

Oranjestad vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.2% more for restaurants

	Rome	Oranjestad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €14.78	$19.00 AWG34.20	+18.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €9.85	$10.27 AWG18.49	-4.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 €2.05	$1.33 AWG2.40	-40.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €1.03	$1.61 AWG2.90	+43.3%
Average			+4.2%

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pay 43.5% more for groceries

	Rome	Oranjestad
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78 €1.64	$3.05 AWG5.50	+71.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 €6.44	$6.00 AWG10.80	-14.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 €5.70	$6.40 AWG11.52	+3.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.46	$5.00 AWG9.00	+32.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.50	$5.21 AWG9.38	+6.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.99	$1.79 AWG3.22	+66.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.85	$0.91 AWG1.63	-1.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.82	$1.81 AWG3.27	+103.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €1.01	$2.72 AWG4.90	+148.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.67	$1.06 AWG1.90	+45.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.72	$0.91 AWG1.63	+15.7%
Average			+43.5%

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pay 53.6% more for transportation

	Rome	Oranjestad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 €6.57	$5.66 AWG10.19	-20.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.51 €34.49	$40.00 AWG72.00	+6.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,794.08 €24,637.10	$35,000.00 AWG63,000.00	+30.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.15 €15.77	$51.10 AWG91.97	+198.0%
Average			+53.6%

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pay 41.5% more for housing

	Rome	Oranjestad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.46 €27.08	$91.80 AWG165.25	+211.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,180.31 €1,085.30	$810.73 AWG1,459.31	-31.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$763.10 €701.66	$655.25 AWG1,179.45	-14.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.26 €153.80	$167.08 AWG300.74	-0.1%
Average			+41.5%

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pay 42.6% less for childcare

	Rome	Oranjestad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.83 €467.87	$225.00 AWG405.00	-55.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,490.67 €9,646.15	$7,404.07 AWG13,327.32	-29.4%
Average			-42.6%

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pay 54.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Oranjestad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €4.93	$3.00 AWG5.40	-44.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 €1.40	$3.72 AWG6.69	+143.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 €5.91	$10.00 AWG18.00	+55.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.31 €53.62	$131.44 AWG236.60	+125.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €9.85	$10.00 AWG18.00	-6.7%
Average			+54.8%

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pay 40.2% more for clothing

	Rome	Oranjestad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.43 €60.17	$80.00 AWG144.00	+22.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.74 €28.26	$57.37 AWG103.27	+86.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.17 €70.95	$116.59 AWG209.86	+51.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.32 €94.08	$102.90 AWG185.22	+0.6%
Average			+40.2%

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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: April 2025

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