Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 90.7% more expensive than Honduras.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Honduras, you would:
pay 90.8% more for restaurants
|
Honduras
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.37
HNL161.16
|
$16.00
AWG28.80
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
HNL188.45
|
$10.14
AWG18.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
HNL29.69
|
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
HNL20.63
|
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Honduras
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
HNL55.83
|
$3.44
AWG6.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
HNL106.14
|
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
HNL139.49
|
$7.65
AWG13.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
HNL55.14
|
$5.24
AWG9.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
HNL60.09
|
$4.10
AWG7.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
HNL40.04
|
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
HNL14.56
|
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
HNL25.98
|
$2.49
AWG4.49
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
HNL16.36
|
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
HNL18.69
|
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
HNL21.48
|
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
|
pay 69.2% more for transportation
|
Honduras
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.13
HNL104.50
|
$5.48
AWG9.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.26
HNL1,220.28
|
$40.00
AWG72.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,616.27
HNL495,957.86
|
$35,000.00
AWG63,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
HNL456.46
|
$51.10
AWG91.97
|
|
pay 66.0% more for housing
|
Honduras
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.80
HNL1,739.59
|
$79.65
AWG143.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$474.35
HNL11,993.07
|
$705.36
AWG1,269.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$327.29
HNL8,274.76
|
$655.25
AWG1,179.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.34
HNL2,309.26
|
$182.10
AWG327.77
|
|
pay 49.5% more for childcare
|
Honduras
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$264.45
HNL6,686.05
|
$225.00
AWG405.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,460.97
HNL87,503.65
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Honduras
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
HNL45.38
|
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.75
HNL69.58
|
$4.24
AWG7.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.64
HNL66.65
|
$13.75
AWG24.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
HNL1,048.81
|
$95.72
AWG172.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.20
HNL131.38
|
$11.50
AWG20.70
|
|
pay 77.0% more for clothing
|
Honduras
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.41
HNL920.65
|
$65.00
AWG117.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.71
HNL675.24
|
$57.37
AWG103.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.54
HNL1,631.88
|
$116.59
AWG209.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.72
HNL1,939.79
|
$102.90
AWG185.22
|
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