Cost of living comparison
Austin is 60.3% more expensive than Aruba overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 19.6% more in Austin
- Groceries
-
pay 20.9% less in Austin
- Transportation
-
pay 33.2% less in Austin
- Housing
-
pay 79.0% more in Austin
- Childcare
-
pay 4.7 times more in Austin
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 7.0% more in Austin
- Clothing
-
pay 0.7% less in Austin
The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Austin are more expensive than in Aruba. Expenses including transportation, groceries, and clothing are lower in Austin. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Austin.
If you lived in Austin instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 19.6% more for restaurants
Aruba
|
Austin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.00
AWG28.84
|
$18.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.14
AWG18.27
|
$10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
$2.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
$2.21
|
|
pay 20.9% less for groceries
Aruba
|
Austin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
AWG6.21
|
$3.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
$6.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
AWG13.79
|
$3.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.24
AWG9.45
|
$3.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.10
AWG7.39
|
$4.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
$2.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
$0.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
AWG4.50
|
$1.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
$1.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
$1.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
$1.25
|
|
pay 33.2% less for transportation
Aruba
|
Austin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
AWG9.87
|
$3.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
AWG72.10
|
$45.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
AWG63,087.50
|
$35,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.10
AWG92.10
|
$16.55
|
|
pay 79.0% more for housing
Aruba
|
Austin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.65
AWG143.57
|
$70.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.36
AWG1,271.42
|
$2,280.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.25
AWG1,181.08
|
$1,508.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.10
AWG328.23
|
$134.36
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Aruba
|
Austin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.00
AWG405.56
|
$1,465.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
$21,625.00
|
|
pay 7.0% more for entertainment and sports
Aruba
|
Austin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
AWG7.65
|
$5.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.75
AWG24.78
|
$9.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.72
AWG172.54
|
$54.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
AWG20.73
|
$14.00
|
|
pay 0.7% less for clothing
Aruba
|
Austin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
AWG117.16
|
$63.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.37
AWG103.42
|
$52.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.59
AWG210.15
|
$89.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.90
AWG185.47
|
$134.79
|
|
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