Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 3.5 times more expensive than Eritrea.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Eritrea, you would:
pay 23.0% more for restaurants
|
Eritrea
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$16.00
AWG28.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.99
ERN89.85
|
$10.14
AWG18.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
ERN27.50
|
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
ERN20.00
|
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
|
Eritrea
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$3.44
AWG6.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.14
ERN92.11
|
$7.65
AWG13.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.52
ERN67.80
|
$5.24
AWG9.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$4.10
AWG7.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$5.54
ERN83.16
|
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
ERN8.69
|
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$2.49
AWG4.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ERN8.32
|
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
ERN11.94
|
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.26
|
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
|
Eritrea
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
ERN132.49
|
$5.48
AWG9.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$40.00
AWG72.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$35,000.00
AWG63,087.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$51.10
AWG92.10
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Eritrea
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$79.65
AWG143.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$705.36
AWG1,271.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$655.25
AWG1,181.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$182.10
AWG328.23
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for childcare
|
Eritrea
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$225.00
AWG405.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Eritrea
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.77
ERN11.58
|
$4.24
AWG7.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$13.75
AWG24.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$95.72
AWG172.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$11.50
AWG20.73
|
|
pay 19.5% less for clothing
|
Eritrea
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$65.00
AWG117.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$57.37
AWG103.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$116.59
AWG210.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$102.90
AWG185.47
|
|
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