Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 11.7% more expensive than Austria overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 16.8% less in Aruba
- Groceries
-
pay 45.0% more in Aruba
- Transportation
-
pay 38.1% more in Aruba
- Housing
-
pay 16.1% more in Aruba
- Childcare
-
pay 48.1% less in Aruba
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 40.9% more in Aruba
- Clothing
-
pay 6.5% more in Aruba
The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, and clothing in Aruba are more expensive than in Austria. Expenses including childcare and restaurants are lower in Aruba.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Austria, you would:
pay 16.8% less for restaurants
|
Austria
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.38
€14.15
|
$16.00
AWG28.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.63
€9.77
|
$10.14
AWG18.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.86
|
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.21
|
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
|
pay 45.0% more for groceries
|
Austria
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.31
|
$3.44
AWG6.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.15
€7.50
|
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
€5.16
|
$7.65
AWG13.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.05
€3.72
|
$5.24
AWG9.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
€5.58
|
$4.10
AWG7.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.06
|
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.25
|
$2.49
AWG4.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
€1.73
|
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
|
pay 38.1% more for transportation
|
Austria
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.30
€5.79
|
$5.48
AWG9.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
€44.95
|
$40.00
AWG72.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,790.93
€24,636.48
|
$35,000.00
AWG63,087.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.20
€18.58
|
$51.10
AWG92.10
|
|
pay 16.1% more for housing
|
Austria
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
€33.15
|
$79.65
AWG143.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$834.31
€767.22
|
$705.36
AWG1,271.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$704.76
€648.09
|
$655.25
AWG1,181.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$275.88
€253.70
|
$182.10
AWG328.23
|
|
pay 48.1% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$436.40
€401.31
|
$225.00
AWG405.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,173.71
€13,033.90
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
|
pay 40.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.65
€4.27
|
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
€3.33
|
$4.24
AWG7.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
€6.03
|
$13.75
AWG24.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€42.20
|
$95.72
AWG172.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€11.57
|
$11.50
AWG20.73
|
|
pay 6.5% more for clothing
|
Austria
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
€78.27
|
$65.00
AWG117.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.90
€40.37
|
$57.37
AWG103.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
€81.07
|
$116.59
AWG210.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.74
€109.19
|
$102.90
AWG185.47
|
|
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