Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 3.4% cheaper than Guernsey.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 9.2% less for restaurants
|
Guernsey
|
Aruba
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.70
£15.67
|
$16.00
AWG28.80
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
£7.19
|
$10.14
AWG18.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
£1.89
|
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
£1.54
|
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
|
pay 13.3% more for groceries
|
Guernsey
|
Aruba
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.22
£1.77
|
$3.44
AWG6.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.09
£5.65
|
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.22
£6.55
|
$7.65
AWG13.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.73
£4.56
|
$5.24
AWG9.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
£4.11
|
$4.10
AWG7.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.05
£2.43
|
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.55
£1.23
|
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.46
£1.96
|
$2.49
AWG4.49
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
£1.38
|
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
£1.05
|
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
£0.78
|
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
|
pay 37.5% more for transportation
|
Guernsey
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.40
£5.89
|
$5.48
AWG9.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.35
£24.15
|
$40.00
AWG72.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,705.36
£23,638.55
|
$35,000.00
AWG63,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.56
£17.96
|
$51.10
AWG91.97
|
|
pay 20.8% less for housing
|
Guernsey
|
Aruba
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.61
£54.60
|
$79.65
AWG143.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,903.94
£1,515.09
|
$705.36
AWG1,269.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,750.03
£1,392.62
|
$655.25
AWG1,179.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$143.94
£114.54
|
$182.10
AWG327.77
|
|
pay 69.9% less for childcare
|
Guernsey
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,808.15
£1,438.87
|
$225.00
AWG405.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,498.45
£12,333.15
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
|
pay 0.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Guernsey
|
Aruba
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.81
£4.62
|
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.42
£3.52
|
$4.24
AWG7.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.69
£10.10
|
$13.75
AWG24.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$81.31
£64.71
|
$95.72
AWG172.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.85
£7.84
|
$11.50
AWG20.70
|
|
pay 24.8% more for clothing
|
Guernsey
|
Aruba
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.79
£70.66
|
$65.00
AWG117.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.29
£25.69
|
$57.37
AWG103.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.99
£70.02
|
$116.59
AWG209.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.79
£70.66
|
$102.90
AWG185.22
|
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