Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 2.1% more expensive than Canada.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Canada, you would:
pay 5.1% less for restaurants
|
Canada
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.50
CA$23.04
|
$16.11
AWG29.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.99
CA$13.96
|
$10.50
AWG18.93
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
CA$2.84
|
$1.74
AWG3.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
CA$2.32
|
$1.51
AWG2.72
|
|
pay 36.0% more for groceries
|
Canada
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
CA$3.50
|
$3.13
AWG5.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
CA$7.58
|
$11.04
AWG19.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
CA$11.10
|
$7.67
AWG13.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
CA$4.69
|
$4.63
AWG8.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.29
CA$7.39
|
$3.73
AWG6.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.84
CA$2.57
|
$2.25
AWG4.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CA$0.90
|
$1.20
AWG2.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
CA$2.19
|
$2.37
AWG4.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
CA$2.50
|
$3.18
AWG5.73
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.65
|
$1.40
AWG2.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.65
|
$1.25
AWG2.25
|
|
pay 31.3% more for transportation
|
Canada
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CA$6.14
|
$5.71
AWG10.30
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$68.18
CA$95.23
|
$50.00
AWG90.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,034.05
CA$34,966.31
|
$22,191.40
AWG40,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.78
CA$23.44
|
$39.16
AWG70.58
|
|
pay 6.7% less for housing
|
Canada
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.83
CA$87.76
|
$77.07
AWG138.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,250.12
CA$1,746.11
|
$754.44
AWG1,359.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,146.12
CA$1,600.85
|
$561.88
AWG1,012.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.78
CA$167.31
|
$169.18
AWG304.94
|
|
pay 56.5% less for childcare
|
Canada
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$744.16
CA$1,039.40
|
$197.41
AWG355.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,218.47
CA$17,066.14
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
|
pay 0.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Canada
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.30
CA$7.40
|
$3.42
AWG6.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
CA$4.98
|
$3.67
AWG6.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.99
CA$18.15
|
$10.81
AWG19.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.10
CA$60.20
|
$68.94
AWG124.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.26
CA$15.73
|
$9.97
AWG17.97
|
|
pay 16.1% more for clothing
|
Canada
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.23
CA$77.14
|
$74.35
AWG134.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.78
CA$55.56
|
$48.82
AWG88.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.57
CA$120.91
|
$94.62
AWG170.56
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
CA$144.99
|
$101.64
AWG183.21
|
|
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