Cost of living comparison
Austria is 18.6% more expensive than Aruba.
If you lived in Austria instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 28.6% more for restaurants
|
Aruba
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.11
AWG29.04
|
$15.33
€14.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
AWG18.93
|
$10.30
€9.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
AWG3.13
|
$2.98
€2.74
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
AWG2.72
|
$2.26
€2.08
|
|
pay 23.0% less for groceries
|
Aruba
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.13
AWG5.65
|
$2.50
€2.30
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.04
AWG19.89
|
$8.22
€7.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
AWG13.82
|
$5.57
€5.12
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.63
AWG8.34
|
$4.01
€3.69
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.73
AWG6.73
|
$5.79
€5.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.05
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
AWG2.16
|
$0.95
€0.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.37
AWG4.27
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.73
|
$1.84
€1.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
AWG2.52
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.25
AWG2.25
|
$0.84
€0.77
|
|
pay 4.8% less for transportation
|
Aruba
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
AWG10.30
|
$6.51
€5.99
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
AWG90.12
|
$49.62
€45.63
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG40,000.00
|
$26,063.58
€23,967.63
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.16
AWG70.58
|
$19.69
€18.11
|
|
pay 10.8% more for housing
|
Aruba
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.07
AWG138.91
|
$36.32
€33.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$754.44
AWG1,359.87
|
$871.49
€801.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.88
AWG1,012.79
|
$685.35
€630.24
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.18
AWG304.94
|
$267.95
€246.40
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Aruba
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$197.41
AWG355.83
|
$469.56
€431.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
$14,286.41
€13,137.54
|
|
pay 3.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Aruba
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.42
AWG6.16
|
$4.59
€4.22
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
AWG6.62
|
$3.54
€3.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.81
AWG19.48
|
$6.46
€5.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.94
AWG124.27
|
$44.34
€40.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.97
AWG17.97
|
$12.69
€11.67
|
|
pay 6.7% more for clothing
|
Aruba
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.35
AWG134.02
|
$85.15
€78.30
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.82
AWG88.00
|
$46.34
€42.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.62
AWG170.56
|
$89.08
€81.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.64
AWG183.21
|
$125.31
€115.24
|
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