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Oranjestad vs. Buenos Aires Cost of Living Summary

Oranjestad is 44.4% more expensive than Buenos Aires.

Restaurants: pay 6.3% less in Oranjestad
Groceries: pay 57.6% more in Oranjestad
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Oranjestad
Housing: pay 94.2% more in Oranjestad
Childcare: pay 12.3% more in Oranjestad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.4% more in Oranjestad
Clothing: pay 32.8% less in Oranjestad

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

Oranjestad vs. Buenos Aires Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Oranjestad instead of Buenos Aires, you would:

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pay 6.3% less for restaurants

	Buenos Aires	Oranjestad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.00 ARS26,034.72	$19.00 AWG34.20	+5.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00 ARS17,356.48	$10.27 AWG18.49	-14.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.18 ARS3,154.71	$1.44 AWG2.60	-33.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 ARS2,007.74	$1.63 AWG2.93	+17.3%
Average			-6.3%

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pay 57.6% more for groceries

	Buenos Aires	Oranjestad
Bread 1 loaf	$2.89 ARS4,181.15	$2.97 AWG5.34	+2.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.13 ARS8,871.09	$6.25 AWG11.25	+1.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.84 ARS8,442.80	$7.04 AWG12.68	+20.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.29 ARS4,757.11	$5.33 AWG9.60	+62.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 ARS5,669.05	$4.23 AWG7.61	+7.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 ARS1,664.69	$2.10 AWG3.78	+82.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 ARS1,390.37	$1.02 AWG1.84	+6.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 ARS819.15	$2.27 AWG4.08	+300.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 ARS1,648.30	$1.59 AWG2.86	+39.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ARS952.66	$1.01 AWG1.81	+53.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 ARS837.26	$0.91 AWG1.63	+56.7%
Average			+57.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Buenos Aires	Oranjestad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.31 ARS6,237.99	$5.66 AWG10.19	+31.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 ARS28,927.47	$30.00 AWG54.00	+50.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ARS36,159,331.25	$26,095.70 AWG46,972.26	+4.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.51 ARS13,762.18	$48.03 AWG86.45	+404.8%
Average			+122.6%

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pay 94.2% more for housing

	Buenos Aires	Oranjestad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.42 ARS42,555.70	$105.51 AWG189.91	+258.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$659.06 ARS953,253.26	$677.39 AWG1,219.31	+2.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$463.75 ARS670,751.66	$571.91 AWG1,029.45	+23.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.98 ARS146,052.25	$194.00 AWG349.20	+92.1%
Average			+94.2%

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pay 12.3% more for childcare

	Buenos Aires	Oranjestad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$367.39 ARS531,384.95	$250.00 AWG450.00	-32.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,496.25 ARS7,949,628.98	$8,606.10 AWG15,490.98	+56.6%
Average			+12.3%

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pay 63.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Buenos Aires	Oranjestad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.80 ARS5,496.22	$3.00 AWG5.40	-21.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 ARS5,967.15	$3.72 AWG6.69	-9.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.68 ARS5,322.65	$10.00 AWG18.00	+171.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.59 ARS63,042.89	$106.22 AWG191.20	+143.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.00 ARS13,017.36	$11.94 AWG21.49	+32.6%
Average			+63.4%

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pay 32.8% less for clothing

	Buenos Aires	Oranjestad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$112.87 ARS163,247.52	$60.00 AWG108.00	-46.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$91.59 ARS132,477.95	$50.71 AWG91.27	-44.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.33 ARS187,064.27	$108.81 AWG195.86	-15.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.94 ARS195,167.49	$102.90 AWG185.22	-23.7%
Average			-32.8%

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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: December 2025

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