Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 28.5% more expensive than Andorra overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 6.0% more in Aruba
- Groceries
-
pay 90.4% more in Aruba
- Transportation
-
pay 56.2% more in Aruba
- Housing
-
pay 35.5% more in Aruba
- Childcare
-
pay 54.0% less in Aruba
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 65.9% more in Aruba
- Clothing
-
pay 0.7% less in Aruba
The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, and restaurants in Aruba are more expensive than in Andorra. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Aruba. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Aruba.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Andorra, you would:
pay 6.0% more for restaurants
|
Andorra
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.33
€13.18
|
$16.00
AWG28.80
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€9.60
|
$10.14
AWG18.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.74
|
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
€1.39
|
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
|
pay 90.4% more for groceries
|
Andorra
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
€1.13
|
$3.44
AWG6.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
€5.59
|
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.90
|
$7.65
AWG13.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.43
€2.24
|
$5.24
AWG9.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.35
€4.00
|
$4.10
AWG7.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.12
|
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$2.49
AWG4.49
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.45
€1.34
|
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
|
pay 56.2% more for transportation
|
Andorra
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.46
€5.94
|
$5.48
AWG9.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.08
€37.78
|
$40.00
AWG72.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,363.50
€18,724.20
|
$35,000.00
AWG63,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.87
€17.35
|
$51.10
AWG91.97
|
|
pay 35.5% more for housing
|
Andorra
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.65
€44.73
|
$79.65
AWG143.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$986.92
€907.47
|
$705.36
AWG1,269.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$789.53
€725.97
|
$655.25
AWG1,179.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.28
€74.73
|
$182.10
AWG327.77
|
|
pay 54.0% less for childcare
|
Andorra
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$572.05
€526.00
|
$225.00
AWG405.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,013.30
€12,885.20
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
|
pay 65.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Andorra
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
€2.69
|
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
€2.19
|
$4.24
AWG7.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.87
€5.40
|
$13.75
AWG24.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.82
€51.33
|
$95.72
AWG172.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.47
€8.71
|
$11.50
AWG20.70
|
|
pay 0.7% less for clothing
|
Andorra
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.46
€88.69
|
$65.00
AWG117.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.87
€39.42
|
$57.37
AWG103.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.60
€95.26
|
$116.59
AWG209.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.25
€113.33
|
$102.90
AWG185.22
|
|
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