Cost of living comparison
Norway is 7.9% more expensive than Aruba.
If you lived in Norway instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 36.0% more for restaurants
|
Aruba
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.00
AWG28.80
|
$18.52
NOK209.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.14
AWG18.24
|
$12.17
NOK137.73
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
$2.88
NOK32.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
$2.70
NOK30.59
|
|
pay 22.7% less for groceries
|
Aruba
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
AWG6.20
|
$3.03
NOK34.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
$5.10
NOK57.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
AWG13.77
|
$7.41
NOK83.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.24
AWG9.44
|
$3.71
NOK41.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.10
AWG7.38
|
$5.92
NOK67.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
$1.32
NOK14.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
$0.98
NOK11.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
AWG4.49
|
$1.29
NOK14.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
$1.82
NOK20.58
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
$0.96
NOK10.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
$1.05
NOK11.92
|
|
pay 10.2% more for transportation
|
Aruba
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
AWG9.86
|
$7.32
NOK82.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
AWG72.00
|
$67.29
NOK761.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
AWG63,000.00
|
$32,441.53
NOK367,241.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.10
AWG91.97
|
$23.50
NOK266.00
|
|
pay 4.1% more for housing
|
Aruba
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.65
AWG143.37
|
$52.97
NOK599.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.36
AWG1,269.65
|
$1,030.17
NOK11,661.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.25
AWG1,179.45
|
$803.77
NOK9,098.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.10
AWG327.77
|
$148.13
NOK1,676.88
|
|
pay 1.8% more for childcare
|
Aruba
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.00
AWG405.00
|
$272.16
NOK3,080.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
$6,113.04
NOK69,200.27
|
|
pay 22.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Aruba
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
$8.83
NOK99.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
AWG7.64
|
$4.64
NOK52.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.75
AWG24.75
|
$13.25
NOK149.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.72
AWG172.30
|
$43.21
NOK489.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
AWG20.70
|
$13.55
NOK153.42
|
|
pay 3.4% more for clothing
|
Aruba
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
AWG117.00
|
$87.77
NOK993.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.37
AWG103.27
|
$40.11
NOK454.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.59
AWG209.86
|
$100.53
NOK1,137.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.90
AWG185.22
|
$126.05
NOK1,426.92
|
|
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