Cost of living comparison

 Stockholm, Sweden
compared to
Oranjestad vs. Stockholm Cost of Living Summary

Oranjestad is 17.9% more expensive than Stockholm.

Restaurants
pay 8.6% less in Oranjestad
Groceries
pay 21.8% more in Oranjestad
Transportation
pay 8.7% more in Oranjestad
Housing
pay 28.5% more in Oranjestad
Childcare
pay 42.5% more in Oranjestad
Entertainment and Sports
pay 34.7% more in Oranjestad
Clothing
pay 2.4% less in Oranjestad

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and transportation in Oranjestad are more expensive than in Stockholm. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Oranjestad.

Oranjestad vs. Stockholm Cost Breakdown

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

pay 8.6% less for restaurants

 
Stockholm
Oranjestad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $13.86
SEK132.90
$19.00
AWG34.22
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.16
SEK97.46
$10.27
AWG18.50
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.56
SEK24.60
$1.33
AWG2.40

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pay 21.8% more for groceries

 
Stockholm
Oranjestad
Bread
1 loaf
$2.66
SEK25.47
$3.05
AWG5.50
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.29
SEK50.75
$6.00
AWG10.81
Milk (1 gallon) $5.43
SEK52.12
$6.40
AWG11.53

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pay 8.7% more for transportation

 
Stockholm
Oranjestad
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.67
SEK63.99
$5.66
AWG10.19
Monthly public transit pass $94.22
SEK903.74
$40.00
AWG72.05
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,544.48
SEK273,781.53
$35,000.00
AWG63,043.75

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pay 28.5% more for housing

 
Stockholm
Oranjestad
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$33.49
SEK321.22
$91.80
AWG165.36
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,542.54
SEK14,795.16
$810.73
AWG1,460.32
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $965.24
SEK9,257.99
$655.25
AWG1,180.26

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pay 42.5% more for childcare

 
Stockholm
Oranjestad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $144.54
SEK1,386.35
$225.00
AWG405.28
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,727.37
SEK54,933.51
$7,404.07
AWG13,336.58

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pay 34.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Stockholm
Oranjestad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.30
SEK70.00
$3.00
AWG5.40
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.27
SEK40.97
$3.72
AWG6.70
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.56
SEK62.91
$10.00
AWG18.01

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pay 2.4% less for clothing

 
Stockholm
Oranjestad
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$90.26
SEK865.77
$80.00
AWG144.10
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$43.14
SEK413.78
$57.37
AWG103.34
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$106.21
SEK1,018.69
$116.59
AWG210.01

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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: June 2025
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