Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 13.2% more expensive than Andorra.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Andorra, you would:
pay 1.5% less for restaurants
|
Andorra
|
Aruba
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.85
€13.66
|
$16.11
AWG29.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.23
€10.33
|
$10.50
AWG18.93
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
€1.77
|
$1.74
AWG3.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
€1.36
|
$1.51
AWG2.72
|
|
pay 81.4% more for groceries
|
Andorra
|
Aruba
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.15
|
$3.13
AWG5.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.15
€5.66
|
$11.04
AWG19.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.30
€3.95
|
$7.67
AWG13.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
€2.27
|
$4.63
AWG8.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
€4.06
|
$3.73
AWG6.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.14
|
$2.25
AWG4.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$1.20
AWG2.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$2.37
AWG4.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.35
|
$3.18
AWG5.73
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$1.40
AWG2.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$1.25
AWG2.25
|
|
pay 29.4% more for transportation
|
Andorra
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.00
€6.43
|
$5.71
AWG10.30
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.74
€37.46
|
$50.00
AWG90.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,576.76
€18,922.03
|
$22,191.40
AWG40,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.07
€17.54
|
$39.16
AWG70.58
|
|
pay 24.5% more for housing
|
Andorra
|
Aruba
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.32
€45.35
|
$77.07
AWG138.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,056.42
€971.47
|
$754.44
AWG1,359.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$864.08
€794.59
|
$561.88
AWG1,012.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.35
€75.73
|
$169.18
AWG304.94
|
|
pay 56.9% less for childcare
|
Andorra
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$579.48
€532.88
|
$197.41
AWG355.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,196.10
€13,054.49
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
|
pay 26.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Andorra
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.53
€3.24
|
$3.42
AWG6.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
€2.61
|
$3.67
AWG6.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.24
€5.74
|
$10.81
AWG19.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.77
€49.44
|
$68.94
AWG124.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.60
€8.83
|
$9.97
AWG17.97
|
|
pay 10.7% less for clothing
|
Andorra
|
Aruba
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.01
€88.29
|
$74.35
AWG134.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.47
€39.98
|
$48.82
AWG88.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.30
€100.51
|
$94.62
AWG170.56
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.61
€115.51
|
$101.64
AWG183.21
|
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