Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 11.7% more expensive than Austria.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Austria, you would:
pay 16.8% less for restaurants
|
Austria
|
Aruba
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.38
€14.59
|
$16.00
AWG28.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.63
€10.08
|
$10.14
AWG18.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.95
|
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.28
|
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
|
pay 45.0% more for groceries
|
Austria
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.38
|
$3.44
AWG6.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.15
€7.73
|
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
€5.33
|
$7.65
AWG13.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.05
€3.84
|
$5.24
AWG9.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
€5.75
|
$4.10
AWG7.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.09
|
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.92
|
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.29
|
$2.49
AWG4.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
€1.79
|
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.76
|
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
|
pay 38.1% more for transportation
|
Austria
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.30
€5.98
|
$5.48
AWG9.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
€46.36
|
$40.00
AWG72.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,790.93
€25,407.50
|
$35,000.00
AWG63,087.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.20
€19.16
|
$51.10
AWG92.10
|
|
pay 16.1% more for housing
|
Austria
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
€34.18
|
$79.65
AWG143.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$834.31
€791.23
|
$705.36
AWG1,271.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$704.76
€668.37
|
$655.25
AWG1,181.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$275.88
€261.64
|
$182.10
AWG328.23
|
|
pay 48.1% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$436.40
€413.87
|
$225.00
AWG405.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,173.71
€13,441.81
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
|
pay 40.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.65
€4.41
|
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
€3.44
|
$4.24
AWG7.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
€6.22
|
$13.75
AWG24.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€43.52
|
$95.72
AWG172.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€11.93
|
$11.50
AWG20.73
|
|
pay 6.5% more for clothing
|
Austria
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
€80.72
|
$65.00
AWG117.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.90
€41.63
|
$57.37
AWG103.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
€83.61
|
$116.59
AWG210.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.74
€112.61
|
$102.90
AWG185.47
|
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