Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 10.3% cheaper than Aruba.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 17.7% less for restaurants
|
Aruba
|
Cyprus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.00
AWG28.84
|
$15.56
€14.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.14
AWG18.27
|
$8.31
€7.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
$1.68
€1.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
$1.03
€0.98
|
|
pay 41.2% less for groceries
|
Aruba
|
Cyprus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
AWG6.21
|
$1.77
€1.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
$6.32
€5.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
AWG13.79
|
$6.39
€6.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.24
AWG9.45
|
$3.86
€3.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.10
AWG7.39
|
$3.79
€3.59
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
$1.18
€1.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
$0.84
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
AWG4.50
|
$0.92
€0.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
$1.25
€1.19
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
$0.59
€0.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
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pay 18.9% less for transportation
|
Aruba
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
AWG9.87
|
$5.54
€5.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
AWG72.10
|
$42.87
€40.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
AWG63,087.50
|
$26,716.67
€25,337.08
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.10
AWG92.10
|
$20.31
€19.26
|
|
pay 12.8% less for housing
|
Aruba
|
Cyprus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.65
AWG143.57
|
$33.66
€31.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.36
AWG1,271.42
|
$862.00
€817.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.25
AWG1,181.08
|
$707.00
€670.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.10
AWG328.23
|
$139.26
€132.07
|
|
pay 42.1% more for childcare
|
Aruba
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.00
AWG405.56
|
$417.93
€396.35
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
$7,282.83
€6,906.76
|
|
pay 25.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Aruba
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
$3.45
€3.28
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
AWG7.65
|
$3.61
€3.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.75
AWG24.78
|
$4.90
€4.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.72
AWG172.54
|
$59.44
€56.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
AWG20.73
|
$10.85
€10.29
|
|
pay 2.0% more for clothing
|
Aruba
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
AWG117.16
|
$81.33
€77.13
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.37
AWG103.42
|
$46.86
€44.44
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.59
AWG210.15
|
$112.61
€106.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.90
AWG185.47
|
$107.65
€102.09
|
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