Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 6.1 times more expensive than Libya.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Libya, you would:
pay 5.8 times more for restaurants
|
Libya
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.61
LYD22.520
|
$16.00
AWG28.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.10
LYD20.010
|
$10.14
AWG18.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
LYD2.320
|
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
LYD0.650
|
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for groceries
|
Libya
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.29
LYD1.440
|
$3.44
AWG6.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.75
LYD13.460
|
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
LYD17.340
|
$7.65
AWG13.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
LYD8.230
|
$5.24
AWG9.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.56
LYD7.620
|
$4.10
AWG7.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
LYD3.460
|
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
LYD2.930
|
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
LYD2.060
|
$2.49
AWG4.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
LYD1.190
|
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
LYD1.350
|
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
LYD1.400
|
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
|
pay 13.9 times more for transportation
|
Libya
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.12
LYD0.570
|
$5.48
AWG9.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.74
LYD115.960
|
$40.00
AWG72.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,046.81
LYD78,388.660
|
$35,000.00
AWG63,087.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.88
LYD53.160
|
$51.10
AWG92.10
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for housing
|
Libya
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.85
LYD145.840
|
$79.65
AWG143.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$191.92
LYD937.540
|
$705.36
AWG1,271.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$108.81
LYD531.530
|
$655.25
AWG1,181.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$17.03
LYD83.200
|
$182.10
AWG328.23
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
|
Libya
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.75
LYD287.010
|
$225.00
AWG405.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,219.10
LYD5,955.310
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Libya
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.68
LYD3.340
|
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.63
LYD3.060
|
$4.24
AWG7.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.33
LYD11.380
|
$13.75
AWG24.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.64
LYD125.260
|
$95.72
AWG172.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.44
LYD21.680
|
$11.50
AWG20.73
|
|
pay 97.2% more for clothing
|
Libya
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.50
LYD158.740
|
$65.00
AWG117.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.80
LYD160.220
|
$57.37
AWG103.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.23
LYD220.960
|
$116.59
AWG210.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.98
LYD322.320
|
$102.90
AWG185.47
|
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