Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 36.8% cheaper than Aruba.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 50.0% less for restaurants
|
Aruba
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.00
AWG28.80
|
$6.91
TRY241.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.14
AWG18.24
|
$6.91
TRY241.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
$1.17
TRY41.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
$0.42
TRY14.78
|
|
pay 67.0% less for groceries
|
Aruba
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
AWG6.20
|
$1.02
TRY35.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
$4.97
TRY173.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
AWG13.77
|
$3.15
TRY110.13
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.24
AWG9.44
|
$1.40
TRY48.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.10
AWG7.38
|
$2.40
TRY83.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
$0.37
TRY12.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
$0.87
TRY30.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
AWG4.49
|
$0.42
TRY14.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
$0.51
TRY17.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
$0.25
TRY8.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
$0.21
TRY7.43
|
|
pay 32.8% less for transportation
|
Aruba
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
AWG9.86
|
$4.40
TRY153.74
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
AWG72.00
|
$19.27
TRY673.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
AWG63,000.00
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,566,212.23
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.10
AWG91.97
|
$6.29
TRY219.90
|
|
pay 61.8% less for housing
|
Aruba
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.65
AWG143.37
|
$11.31
TRY395.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.36
AWG1,269.65
|
$442.81
TRY15,474.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.25
AWG1,179.45
|
$336.49
TRY11,758.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.10
AWG327.77
|
$44.46
TRY1,553.75
|
|
pay 37.3% more for childcare
|
Aruba
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.00
AWG405.00
|
$408.60
TRY14,278.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
$6,892.93
TRY240,873.31
|
|
pay 54.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Aruba
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
$2.54
TRY88.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
AWG7.64
|
$2.62
TRY91.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.75
AWG24.75
|
$1.91
TRY66.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.72
AWG172.30
|
$36.34
TRY1,269.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
AWG20.70
|
$5.10
TRY178.25
|
|
pay 28.8% less for clothing
|
Aruba
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
AWG117.00
|
$42.74
TRY1,493.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.37
AWG103.27
|
$40.74
TRY1,423.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.59
AWG209.86
|
$88.38
TRY3,088.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.90
AWG185.22
|
$74.39
TRY2,599.52
|
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