Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 20.7% more expensive than Aruba.
If you lived in Denmark instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 48.9% more for restaurants
|
Aruba
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.00
AWG28.84
|
$21.56
DKK152.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.14
AWG18.27
|
$12.58
DKK89.02
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
$3.50
DKK24.74
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
$2.59
DKK18.36
|
|
pay 23.2% less for groceries
|
Aruba
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
AWG6.21
|
$2.91
DKK20.60
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
$5.83
DKK41.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
AWG13.79
|
$7.22
DKK51.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.24
AWG9.45
|
$4.38
DKK31.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.10
AWG7.39
|
$4.74
DKK33.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
$1.28
DKK9.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
$1.34
DKK9.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
AWG4.50
|
$1.37
DKK9.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
$1.88
DKK13.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
$0.90
DKK6.38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
$0.77
DKK5.47
|
|
pay 30.3% more for transportation
|
Aruba
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
AWG9.87
|
$7.68
DKK54.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
AWG72.10
|
$82.44
DKK583.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
AWG63,087.50
|
$45,047.14
DKK318,843.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.10
AWG92.10
|
$23.62
DKK167.16
|
|
pay 5.2% less for housing
|
Aruba
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.65
AWG143.57
|
$33.71
DKK238.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.36
AWG1,271.42
|
$967.90
DKK6,850.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.25
AWG1,181.08
|
$743.77
DKK5,264.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.10
AWG328.23
|
$157.10
DKK1,111.95
|
|
pay 64.1% more for childcare
|
Aruba
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.00
AWG405.56
|
$519.88
DKK3,679.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
$7,190.53
DKK50,894.60
|
|
pay 17.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Aruba
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
$7.44
DKK52.69
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
AWG7.65
|
$5.51
DKK38.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.75
AWG24.78
|
$8.74
DKK61.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.72
AWG172.54
|
$38.95
DKK275.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
AWG20.73
|
$16.76
DKK118.61
|
|
pay 13.2% more for clothing
|
Aruba
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
AWG117.16
|
$93.72
DKK663.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.37
AWG103.42
|
$38.81
DKK274.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.59
AWG210.15
|
$105.07
DKK743.71
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.90
AWG185.47
|
$155.42
DKK1,100.04
|
|
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