Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 4.6% more expensive than Barbados overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 5.8% less in Aruba
- Groceries
-
pay 2.6% less in Aruba
- Transportation
-
pay 3.7% less in Aruba
- Housing
-
pay 30.0% more in Aruba
- Childcare
-
pay 5.4% less in Aruba
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 26.1% more in Aruba
- Clothing
-
pay 6.1% less in Aruba
The cost of housing and entertainment and sports in Aruba are more expensive than in Barbados. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, childcare, transportation, and groceries are lower in Aruba.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 5.8% less for restaurants
|
Barbados
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.67
BBD63.33
|
$16.00
AWG28.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.75
BBD21.50
|
$10.14
AWG18.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
BBD3.58
|
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
BBD2.77
|
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
|
pay 2.6% less for groceries
|
Barbados
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
BBD5.15
|
$3.44
AWG6.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
BBD14.65
|
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.65
BBD27.30
|
$7.65
AWG13.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.22
BBD10.44
|
$5.24
AWG9.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.15
BBD12.30
|
$4.10
AWG7.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.78
BBD3.57
|
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.42
BBD2.83
|
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.52
BBD5.05
|
$2.49
AWG4.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.65
BBD5.29
|
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.92
BBD3.83
|
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.98
BBD3.96
|
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
|
pay 3.7% less for transportation
|
Barbados
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.82
BBD15.64
|
$5.48
AWG9.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.00
BBD102.00
|
$40.00
AWG72.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,250.00
BBD82,500.00
|
$35,000.00
AWG63,087.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.60
BBD67.20
|
$51.10
AWG92.10
|
|
pay 30.0% more for housing
|
Barbados
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.67
BBD119.33
|
$79.65
AWG143.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$716.11
BBD1,432.22
|
$705.36
AWG1,271.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$615.56
BBD1,231.11
|
$655.25
AWG1,181.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.37
BBD200.74
|
$182.10
AWG328.23
|
|
pay 5.4% less for childcare
|
Barbados
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.06
BBD636.11
|
$225.00
AWG405.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,250.00
BBD12,500.00
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
|
pay 26.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Barbados
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.43
BBD4.86
|
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
BBD9.36
|
$4.24
AWG7.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.70
BBD17.40
|
$13.75
AWG24.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.38
BBD158.75
|
$95.72
AWG172.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
$11.50
AWG20.73
|
|
pay 6.1% less for clothing
|
Barbados
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.94
BBD133.89
|
$65.00
AWG117.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.50
BBD115.00
|
$57.37
AWG103.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
$116.59
AWG210.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.39
BBD212.78
|
$102.90
AWG185.47
|
|
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