Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 3.2 times more expensive than Kyrgyzstan.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
KGS501.74
|
$16.00
AWG28.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.68
KGS491.71
|
$10.14
AWG18.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
KGS58.50
|
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
KGS28.66
|
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KGS41.33
|
$3.44
AWG6.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KGS444.54
|
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.25
KGS280.75
|
$7.65
AWG13.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
KGS152.00
|
$5.24
AWG9.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
KGS208.87
|
$4.10
AWG7.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
KGS40.77
|
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
KGS73.58
|
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
KGS81.63
|
$2.49
AWG4.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
KGS78.06
|
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KGS19.67
|
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
KGS20.77
|
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for transportation
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
KGS251.25
|
$5.48
AWG9.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.54
KGS652.26
|
$40.00
AWG72.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,443.16
KGS3,411,832.95
|
$35,000.00
AWG63,087.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.18
KGS361.25
|
$51.10
AWG92.10
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.05
KGS1,042.04
|
$79.65
AWG143.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$474.69
KGS41,060.32
|
$705.36
AWG1,271.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$353.07
KGS30,540.27
|
$655.25
AWG1,181.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.19
KGS2,005.88
|
$182.10
AWG328.23
|
|
pay 8.9% more for childcare
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.15
KGS19,907.93
|
$225.00
AWG405.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,168.50
KGS533,575.55
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
KGS100.35
|
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
KGS177.84
|
$4.24
AWG7.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.56
KGS134.97
|
$13.75
AWG24.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.01
KGS3,719.97
|
$95.72
AWG172.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.35
KGS376.31
|
$11.50
AWG20.73
|
|
pay 31.6% more for clothing
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.60
KGS3,512.18
|
$65.00
AWG117.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.86
KGS3,361.66
|
$57.37
AWG103.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.88
KGS8,985.71
|
$116.59
AWG210.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.67
KGS8,362.34
|
$102.90
AWG185.47
|
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