Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 3.0% more expensive than Iceland.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 25.9% less for restaurants
|
Iceland
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.40
ISK2,699
|
$16.00
AWG28.80
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.94
ISK2,357
|
$10.14
AWG18.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
ISK391
|
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
ISK281
|
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
|
pay 36.1% more for groceries
|
Iceland
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
ISK411
|
$3.44
AWG6.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.27
ISK1,011
|
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
ISK836
|
$7.65
AWG13.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.42
ISK754
|
$5.24
AWG9.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
ISK1,184
|
$4.10
AWG7.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
ISK170
|
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
ISK143
|
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK163
|
$2.49
AWG4.49
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
ISK261
|
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
ISK172
|
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
ISK109
|
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
|
pay 9.9% more for transportation
|
Iceland
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.36
ISK1,163
|
$5.48
AWG9.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.28
ISK9,917
|
$40.00
AWG72.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,660.66
ISK5,657,118
|
$35,000.00
AWG63,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
ISK3,066
|
$51.10
AWG91.97
|
|
pay 26.6% more for housing
|
Iceland
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
ISK10,042
|
$79.65
AWG143.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,838.04
ISK255,726
|
$705.36
AWG1,269.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,497.77
ISK208,385
|
$655.25
AWG1,179.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.01
ISK8,072
|
$182.10
AWG327.77
|
|
pay 5.3% more for childcare
|
Iceland
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$258.16
ISK35,918
|
$225.00
AWG405.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.99
ISK833,944
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
|
pay 3.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Iceland
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.19
ISK1,278
|
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
ISK647
|
$4.24
AWG7.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.76
ISK1,636
|
$13.75
AWG24.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.46
ISK8,551
|
$95.72
AWG172.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.35
ISK1,996
|
$11.50
AWG20.70
|
|
pay 27.7% less for clothing
|
Iceland
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.23
ISK15,476
|
$65.00
AWG117.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.69
ISK8,305
|
$57.37
AWG103.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.00
ISK20,591
|
$116.59
AWG209.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$184.49
ISK25,669
|
$102.90
AWG185.22
|
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