Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 66.3% more expensive than Lithuania.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 20.3% more for restaurants
|
Lithuania
|
Aruba
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
€11.37
|
$16.00
AWG28.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
€6.65
|
$10.14
AWG18.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€2.00
|
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.54
|
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Lithuania
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
€1.56
|
$3.44
AWG6.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.79
€5.56
|
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.90
|
$7.65
AWG13.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
€2.56
|
$5.24
AWG9.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
€2.93
|
$4.10
AWG7.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.52
|
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.71
|
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.69
|
$2.49
AWG4.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.37
|
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.34
|
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.40
|
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Lithuania
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.76
|
$5.48
AWG9.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.98
€28.78
|
$40.00
AWG72.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,162.76
€33,751.93
|
$35,000.00
AWG63,087.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.62
€10.20
|
$51.10
AWG92.10
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Lithuania
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.64
€14.05
|
$79.65
AWG143.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$507.54
€487.17
|
$705.36
AWG1,271.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$347.76
€333.80
|
$655.25
AWG1,181.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.97
€141.08
|
$182.10
AWG328.23
|
|
pay 33.9% less for childcare
|
Lithuania
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$477.03
€457.89
|
$225.00
AWG405.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,723.77
€8,373.75
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
|
pay 72.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lithuania
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.63
|
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
€2.78
|
$4.24
AWG7.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.16
€4.95
|
$13.75
AWG24.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.43
€39.77
|
$95.72
AWG172.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.20
€7.88
|
$11.50
AWG20.73
|
|
pay 6.5% more for clothing
|
Lithuania
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.52
€90.73
|
$65.00
AWG117.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.49
€35.99
|
$57.37
AWG103.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.84
€85.27
|
$116.59
AWG210.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.41
€135.74
|
$102.90
AWG185.47
|
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