Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 11.5% more expensive than Aruba.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 28.9% more for restaurants
|
Aruba
|
Belgium
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.00
AWG28.84
|
$19.07
€18.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.14
AWG18.27
|
$10.84
€10.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
$2.78
€2.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
$2.46
€2.33
|
|
pay 37.3% less for groceries
|
Aruba
|
Belgium
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
AWG6.21
|
$2.28
€2.16
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
$6.70
€6.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
AWG13.79
|
$4.44
€4.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.24
AWG9.45
|
$3.43
€3.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.10
AWG7.39
|
$4.78
€4.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
$1.11
€1.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
$0.89
€0.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
AWG4.50
|
$1.07
€1.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
$1.16
€1.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
$0.83
€0.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
$0.73
€0.69
|
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pay 7.6% less for transportation
|
Aruba
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
AWG9.87
|
$6.91
€6.56
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
AWG72.10
|
$45.41
€43.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
AWG63,087.50
|
$27,628.35
€26,201.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.10
AWG92.10
|
$26.01
€24.67
|
|
pay 7.6% less for housing
|
Aruba
|
Belgium
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.65
AWG143.57
|
$49.35
€46.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.36
AWG1,271.42
|
$815.11
€773.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.25
AWG1,181.08
|
$705.09
€668.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.10
AWG328.23
|
$154.10
€146.15
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Aruba
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.00
AWG405.56
|
$557.50
€528.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
$13,740.85
€13,031.30
|
|
pay 17.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Aruba
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
$4.34
€4.11
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
AWG7.65
|
$3.51
€3.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.75
AWG24.78
|
$9.08
€8.61
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.72
AWG172.54
|
$36.02
€34.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
AWG20.73
|
$12.48
€11.83
|
|
pay 4.3% more for clothing
|
Aruba
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
AWG117.16
|
$92.82
€88.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.37
AWG103.42
|
$43.31
€41.07
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.59
AWG210.15
|
$90.40
€85.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.90
AWG185.47
|
$125.11
€118.65
|
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