Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 70.7% more expensive than El Salvador overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 96.6% more in Aruba
- Groceries
-
pay 82.4% more in Aruba
- Transportation
-
pay 62.0% more in Aruba
- Housing
-
pay 75.6% more in Aruba
- Childcare
-
pay 34.7% more in Aruba
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.4 times more in Aruba
- Clothing
-
pay 2.2% more in Aruba
The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, housing, transportation, and childcare in Aruba are more expensive than in El Salvador. Notably, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Aruba.
If you lived in Aruba instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 96.6% more for restaurants
|
El Salvador
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
SVC65.49
|
$16.00
AWG28.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
SVC55.27
|
$10.14
AWG18.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
SVC8.37
|
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SVC7.06
|
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
|
pay 82.4% more for groceries
|
El Salvador
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.51
|
$3.44
AWG6.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.26
|
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
SVC60.72
|
$7.65
AWG13.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
SVC24.42
|
$5.24
AWG9.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
SVC23.44
|
$4.10
AWG7.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.60
|
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.71
|
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.17
|
$2.49
AWG4.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.62
|
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.67
|
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.52
|
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
|
pay 62.0% more for transportation
|
El Salvador
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.80
SVC33.16
|
$5.48
AWG9.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC174.64
|
$40.00
AWG72.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,333.33
SVC212,478.91
|
$35,000.00
AWG63,087.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.95
SVC279.00
|
$51.10
AWG92.10
|
|
pay 75.6% more for housing
|
El Salvador
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC367.99
|
$79.65
AWG143.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$652.78
SVC5,700.06
|
$705.36
AWG1,271.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$463.89
SVC4,050.68
|
$655.25
AWG1,181.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.00
SVC602.54
|
$182.10
AWG328.23
|
|
pay 34.7% more for childcare
|
El Salvador
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,399.62
|
$225.00
AWG405.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,127.56
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
El Salvador
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.46
|
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.82
SVC24.64
|
$4.24
AWG7.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.93
|
$13.75
AWG24.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.22
SVC263.90
|
$95.72
AWG172.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.33
SVC46.57
|
$11.50
AWG20.73
|
|
pay 2.2% more for clothing
|
El Salvador
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC629.95
|
$65.00
AWG117.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC417.89
|
$57.37
AWG103.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC979.23
|
$116.59
AWG210.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC945.97
|
$102.90
AWG185.47
|
|
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