Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 3.2 times more expensive than Indonesia.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 4.8 times more for restaurants
|
Indonesia
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.78
IDR28,450.93
|
$16.00
AWG28.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
IDR51,610.66
|
$10.14
AWG18.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
IDR10,038.58
|
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
IDR6,586.95
|
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Indonesia
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
IDR19,809.21
|
$3.44
AWG6.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.54
IDR72,369.77
|
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.19
IDR82,795.71
|
$7.65
AWG13.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
IDR25,857.70
|
$5.24
AWG9.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.41
IDR22,443.68
|
$4.10
AWG7.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
IDR18,696.97
|
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
IDR9,881.81
|
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
IDR12,946.78
|
$2.49
AWG4.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
IDR8,663.36
|
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
IDR8,961.06
|
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
IDR14,730.32
|
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for transportation
|
Indonesia
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.10
IDR49,426.50
|
$5.48
AWG9.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.11
IDR193,048.70
|
$40.00
AWG72.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,176.29
IDR385,455,877.04
|
$35,000.00
AWG63,087.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
IDR61,928.91
|
$51.10
AWG92.10
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Indonesia
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
IDR425,128.69
|
$79.65
AWG143.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.33
IDR4,453,478.86
|
$705.36
AWG1,271.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.17
IDR2,617,501.96
|
$655.25
AWG1,181.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.78
IDR761,852.52
|
$182.10
AWG328.23
|
|
pay 61.3% more for childcare
|
Indonesia
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.28
IDR1,790,085.40
|
$225.00
AWG405.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,061.21
IDR96,637,222.50
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Indonesia
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
IDR43,739.33
|
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
IDR27,310.48
|
$4.24
AWG7.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
IDR34,689.35
|
$13.75
AWG24.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.72
IDR426,044.63
|
$95.72
AWG172.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.16
IDR50,330.91
|
$11.50
AWG20.73
|
|
pay 72.1% more for clothing
|
Indonesia
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.98
IDR669,339.71
|
$65.00
AWG117.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.98
IDR446,165.89
|
$57.37
AWG103.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.38
IDR1,090,290.06
|
$116.59
AWG210.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.14
IDR1,038,490.67
|
$102.90
AWG185.47
|
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