Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 3.5 times more expensive than Aruba.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Aruba
|
Monaco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.00
AWG28.80
|
$36.21
€34.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.14
AWG18.24
|
$11.32
€10.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
$5.61
€5.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
$8.77
€8.40
|
|
pay 34.1% more for groceries
|
Aruba
|
Monaco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
AWG6.20
|
$5.69
€5.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
$11.39
€10.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
AWG13.77
|
$8.62
€8.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.24
AWG9.44
|
$5.55
€5.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.10
AWG7.38
|
$8.45
€8.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
$2.57
€2.47
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
$2.47
€2.37
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
AWG4.49
|
$1.98
€1.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
$2.92
€2.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
$1.69
€1.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
$2.02
€1.94
|
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pay 3.8% more for transportation
|
Aruba
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
AWG9.86
|
$8.68
€8.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
AWG72.00
|
$29.74
€28.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
AWG63,000.00
|
$49,160.43
€47,133.70
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.10
AWG91.97
|
$21.44
€20.55
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for housing
|
Aruba
|
Monaco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.65
AWG143.37
|
$110.93
€106.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.36
AWG1,269.65
|
$9,401.30
€9,013.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.25
AWG1,179.45
|
$6,591.34
€6,319.60
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.10
AWG327.77
|
$292.40
€280.34
|
|
pay 8.1 times more for childcare
|
Aruba
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.00
AWG405.00
|
$2,759.79
€2,646.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
$29,406.50
€28,194.16
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Aruba
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
$9.11
€8.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
AWG7.64
|
$6.29
€6.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.75
AWG24.75
|
$12.06
€11.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.72
AWG172.30
|
$512.44
€491.31
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
AWG20.70
|
$15.00
€14.39
|
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pay 2.6 times more for clothing
|
Aruba
|
Monaco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
AWG117.00
|
$194.39
€186.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.37
AWG103.27
|
$75.16
€72.06
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.59
AWG209.86
|
$203.37
€194.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.90
AWG185.22
|
$446.93
€428.50
|
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