Cost of living comparison

Aruba

compared to

Wellington, New Zealand

Wellington vs. Aruba Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 40.3% more expensive than Aruba overall.

Restaurants: pay 10.8% more in Wellington
Groceries: pay 20.3% less in Wellington
Transportation: pay 42.5% more in Wellington
Housing: pay 39.1% more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.8% more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 10.2% more in Wellington

The cost of childcare, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and clothing in Wellington are more expensive than in Aruba. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Wellington.

Wellington vs. Aruba Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Wellington instead of Aruba, you would:

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pay 10.8% more for restaurants

	Aruba	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.00 AWG28.80	$14.93 NZ$26.12	-6.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.14 AWG18.24	$8.96 NZ$15.67	-11.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.80 AWG3.24	$2.57 NZ$4.50	+43.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.82 AWG3.28	$2.15 NZ$3.77	+18.4%
Average			+10.8%

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pay 20.3% less for groceries

	Aruba	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$3.44 AWG6.20	$1.96 NZ$3.43	-43.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.00 AWG19.80	$4.15 NZ$7.26	-62.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.65 AWG13.77	$6.98 NZ$12.21	-8.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.24 AWG9.44	$6.84 NZ$11.97	+30.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.10 AWG7.38	$5.06 NZ$8.85	+23.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.25 AWG4.06	$1.40 NZ$2.44	-38.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 AWG1.99	$1.09 NZ$1.91	-1.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.49 AWG4.49	$1.48 NZ$2.58	-40.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.18 AWG5.72	$2.61 NZ$4.57	-17.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 AWG2.59	$1.01 NZ$1.77	-29.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 AWG2.35	$0.84 NZ$1.47	-35.7%
Average			-20.3%

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pay 42.5% more for transportation

	Aruba	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.48 AWG9.86	$6.42 NZ$11.23	+17.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.00 AWG72.00	$127.57 NZ$223.15	+218.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 AWG63,000.00	$34,339.84 NZ$60,071.44	-1.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.10 AWG91.97	$18.22 NZ$31.86	-64.4%
Average			+42.5%

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pay 39.1% more for housing

	Aruba	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$79.65 AWG143.37	$54.27 NZ$94.93	-31.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$705.36 AWG1,269.65	$1,487.35 NZ$2,601.85	+110.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$655.25 AWG1,179.45	$1,335.17 NZ$2,335.65	+103.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$182.10 AWG327.77	$134.11 NZ$234.60	-26.4%
Average			+39.1%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Aruba	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$225.00 AWG405.00	$871.44 NZ$1,524.42	+287.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,404.07 AWG13,327.32	$12,649.75 NZ$22,128.49	+70.8%
Average			+179.1%

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pay 20.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Aruba	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.62 AWG6.53	$7.17 NZ$12.54	+97.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.24 AWG7.64	$3.41 NZ$5.97	-19.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.75 AWG24.75	$24.46 NZ$42.78	+77.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$95.72 AWG172.30	$39.85 NZ$69.71	-58.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.50 AWG20.70	$12.24 NZ$21.42	+6.5%
Average			+20.8%

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pay 10.2% more for clothing

	Aruba	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.00 AWG117.00	$75.78 NZ$132.56	+16.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.37 AWG103.27	$55.09 NZ$96.38	-4.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.59 AWG209.86	$119.44 NZ$208.94	+2.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.90 AWG185.22	$129.60 NZ$226.70	+25.9%
Average			+10.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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