Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 87.9% more expensive than Chile.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Chile, you would:
pay 56.9% more for restaurants
|
Chile
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.12
CLF0.2900
|
$16.00
AWG28.80
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.20
CLF0.2600
|
$10.14
AWG18.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
CLF0.0500
|
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
CLF0.0400
|
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Chile
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
CLF0.0600
|
$3.44
AWG6.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.09
CLF0.1800
|
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.33
CLF0.1600
|
$7.65
AWG13.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
$5.24
AWG9.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
CLF0.1000
|
$4.10
AWG7.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$2.49
AWG4.49
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
CLF0.0300
|
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
CLF0.0200
|
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Chile
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
$5.48
AWG9.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.34
CLF1.2000
|
$40.00
AWG72.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,204.48
CLF580.9000
|
$35,000.00
AWG63,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.18
CLF0.4700
|
$51.10
AWG91.97
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Chile
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.54
CLF0.7700
|
$79.65
AWG143.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$453.06
CLF16.2400
|
$705.36
AWG1,269.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.28
CLF12.8800
|
$655.25
AWG1,179.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.13
CLF2.8000
|
$182.10
AWG327.77
|
|
pay 18.4% more for childcare
|
Chile
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$313.82
CLF11.2500
|
$225.00
AWG405.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,486.89
CLF160.8500
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
|
pay 98.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Chile
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
CLF0.1000
|
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
CLF0.1000
|
$4.24
AWG7.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.08
CLF0.1800
|
$13.75
AWG24.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.53
CLF1.4500
|
$95.72
AWG172.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CLF0.2100
|
$11.50
AWG20.70
|
|
pay 67.2% more for clothing
|
Chile
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
CLF1.5700
|
$65.00
AWG117.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.66
CLF1.0300
|
$57.37
AWG103.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.62
CLF2.2100
|
$116.59
AWG209.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.35
CLF2.8100
|
$102.90
AWG185.22
|
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