Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 2.4 times more expensive than Aruba.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Aruba
|
Switzerland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.00
AWG28.84
|
$27.66
CHF24.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.14
AWG18.27
|
$16.97
CHF15.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
$4.67
CHF4.18
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
$4.13
CHF3.69
|
|
pay 11.7% more for groceries
|
Aruba
|
Switzerland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
AWG6.21
|
$3.64
CHF3.26
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
$13.22
CHF11.81
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
AWG13.79
|
$7.31
CHF6.53
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.24
AWG9.45
|
$6.80
CHF6.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.10
AWG7.39
|
$12.89
CHF11.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
$1.52
CHF1.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
$1.03
CHF0.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
AWG4.50
|
$1.31
CHF1.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
$2.85
CHF2.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
$1.12
CHF1.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
$1.07
CHF0.96
|
|
pay 54.0% more for transportation
|
Aruba
|
Switzerland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
AWG9.87
|
$7.83
CHF7.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
AWG72.10
|
$114.11
CHF101.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
AWG63,087.50
|
$36,806.66
CHF32,889.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.10
AWG92.10
|
$42.03
CHF37.56
|
|
pay 52.9% more for housing
|
Aruba
|
Switzerland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.65
AWG143.57
|
$53.46
CHF47.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.36
AWG1,271.42
|
$1,622.75
CHF1,450.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.25
AWG1,181.08
|
$1,411.84
CHF1,261.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.10
AWG328.23
|
$180.02
CHF160.86
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for childcare
|
Aruba
|
Switzerland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.00
AWG405.56
|
$2,587.05
CHF2,311.74
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
$30,321.56
CHF27,094.74
|
|
pay 38.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Aruba
|
Switzerland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
$7.82
CHF6.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
AWG7.65
|
$5.42
CHF4.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.75
AWG24.78
|
$10.09
CHF9.02
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.72
AWG172.54
|
$88.49
CHF79.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
AWG20.73
|
$21.15
CHF18.90
|
|
pay 45.8% more for clothing
|
Aruba
|
Switzerland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
AWG117.16
|
$121.70
CHF108.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.37
AWG103.42
|
$61.65
CHF55.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.59
AWG210.15
|
$136.06
CHF121.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.90
AWG185.47
|
$176.75
CHF157.94
|
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