Cost of living comparison
Norway is 7.9% more expensive than Aruba overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 36.0% more in Norway
- Groceries
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pay 22.7% less in Norway
- Transportation
-
pay 10.2% more in Norway
- Housing
-
pay 4.1% more in Norway
- Childcare
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pay 1.8% more in Norway
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 22.4% more in Norway
- Clothing
-
pay 3.4% more in Norway
The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, clothing, and childcare in Norway are more expensive than in 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
NOK194.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.14
AWG18.24
|
$12.17
NOK127.65
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
$2.88
NOK30.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
$2.70
NOK28.35
|
|
pay 22.7% less for groceries
|
Aruba
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
AWG6.20
|
$3.03
NOK31.78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
$5.10
NOK53.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
AWG13.77
|
$7.41
NOK77.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.24
AWG9.44
|
$3.71
NOK38.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.10
AWG7.38
|
$5.92
NOK62.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
$1.32
NOK13.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
$0.98
NOK10.32
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
AWG4.49
|
$1.29
NOK13.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
$1.82
NOK19.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
$0.96
NOK10.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
$1.05
NOK11.05
|
|
pay 10.2% more for transportation
|
Aruba
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
AWG9.86
|
$7.32
NOK76.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
AWG72.00
|
$67.29
NOK705.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
AWG63,000.00
|
$32,441.53
NOK340,365.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.10
AWG91.97
|
$23.50
NOK246.54
|
|
pay 4.1% more for housing
|
Aruba
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.65
AWG143.37
|
$52.97
NOK555.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.36
AWG1,269.65
|
$1,030.17
NOK10,808.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.25
AWG1,179.45
|
$803.77
NOK8,432.85
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.10
AWG327.77
|
$148.13
NOK1,554.16
|
|
pay 1.8% more for childcare
|
Aruba
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.00
AWG405.00
|
$272.16
NOK2,855.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
$6,113.04
NOK64,135.95
|
|
pay 22.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Aruba
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
$8.83
NOK92.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
AWG7.64
|
$4.64
NOK48.66
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.75
AWG24.75
|
$13.25
NOK139.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.72
AWG172.30
|
$43.21
NOK453.31
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
AWG20.70
|
$13.55
NOK142.20
|
|
pay 3.4% more for clothing
|
Aruba
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
AWG117.00
|
$87.77
NOK920.90
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.37
AWG103.27
|
$40.11
NOK420.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.59
AWG209.86
|
$100.53
NOK1,054.70
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.90
AWG185.22
|
$126.05
NOK1,322.50
|
|
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