Cost of living comparison
Jersey is 2.1 times more expensive than Aruba.
If you lived in Jersey instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 69.8% more for restaurants
|
Aruba
|
Jersey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.00
AWG28.80
|
$45.20
£35.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.14
AWG18.24
|
$10.33
£8.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
$2.83
£2.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
$2.50
£1.99
|
|
pay 7.3% less for groceries
|
Aruba
|
Jersey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
AWG6.20
|
$2.30
£1.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
$5.33
£4.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
AWG13.77
|
$7.84
£6.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.24
AWG9.44
|
$5.37
£4.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.10
AWG7.38
|
$5.67
£4.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
$1.89
£1.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
$1.39
£1.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
AWG4.49
|
$1.85
£1.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
$1.83
£1.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
$1.57
£1.25
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
$1.44
£1.15
|
|
pay 23.2% more for transportation
|
Aruba
|
Jersey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
AWG9.86
|
$7.93
£6.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
AWG72.00
|
$67.16
£53.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
AWG63,000.00
|
$27,768.06
£22,096.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.10
AWG91.97
|
$51.51
£40.99
|
|
pay 75.3% more for housing
|
Aruba
|
Jersey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.65
AWG143.37
|
$72.54
£57.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.36
AWG1,269.65
|
$1,808.15
£1,438.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.25
AWG1,179.45
|
$1,715.90
£1,365.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.10
AWG327.77
|
$167.51
£133.30
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
|
Aruba
|
Jersey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.00
AWG405.00
|
$2,324.77
£1,849.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
$20,664.60
£16,444.21
|
|
pay 35.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Aruba
|
Jersey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
$7.75
£6.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
AWG7.64
|
$4.95
£3.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.75
AWG24.75
|
$15.50
£12.33
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.72
AWG172.30
|
$74.05
£58.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
AWG20.70
|
$18.08
£14.39
|
|
pay 43.8% more for clothing
|
Aruba
|
Jersey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
AWG117.00
|
$100.09
£79.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.37
AWG103.27
|
$69.31
£55.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.59
AWG209.86
|
$121.08
£96.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.90
AWG185.22
|
$202.34
£161.02
|
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