Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 62.3% more expensive than Estonia.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 9.0% more for restaurants
|
Estonia
|
Aruba
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.54
€11.89
|
$16.00
AWG28.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.68
€8.23
|
$10.14
AWG18.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.92
|
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
€1.68
|
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Estonia
|
Aruba
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
€1.05
|
$3.44
AWG6.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
€4.80
|
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.83
|
$7.65
AWG13.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
€2.34
|
$5.24
AWG9.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.50
€3.32
|
$4.10
AWG7.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.59
|
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.91
|
$2.49
AWG4.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.17
|
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
€0.39
|
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.44
|
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Estonia
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
€6.51
|
$5.48
AWG9.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.40
€21.24
|
$40.00
AWG72.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,622.60
€25,247.86
|
$35,000.00
AWG63,087.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.20
€8.73
|
$51.10
AWG92.10
|
|
pay 74.3% more for housing
|
Estonia
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.99
€26.54
|
$79.65
AWG143.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$484.69
€459.67
|
$705.36
AWG1,271.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$364.00
€345.20
|
$655.25
AWG1,181.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.88
€198.10
|
$182.10
AWG328.23
|
|
pay 1.9% less for childcare
|
Estonia
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.59
€218.68
|
$225.00
AWG405.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,509.99
€7,122.19
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
|
pay 58.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Estonia
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.97
|
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
€3.21
|
$4.24
AWG7.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.81
€5.51
|
$13.75
AWG24.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.35
€43.01
|
$95.72
AWG172.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.77
€8.31
|
$11.50
AWG20.73
|
|
pay 19.7% more for clothing
|
Estonia
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.44
€96.20
|
$65.00
AWG117.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.43
€32.66
|
$57.37
AWG103.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.18
€76.99
|
$116.59
AWG210.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.56
€93.47
|
$102.90
AWG185.47
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