Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 0.1% more expensive than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 29.5% less for restaurants
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Luxembourg
|
Aruba
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.85
€18.07
|
$16.00
AWG28.80
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.97
€12.43
|
$10.14
AWG18.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.99
|
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.86
|
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
|
pay 41.8% more for groceries
|
Luxembourg
|
Aruba
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.15
€3.02
|
$3.44
AWG6.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.88
€9.48
|
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
€4.66
|
$7.65
AWG13.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.25
€4.07
|
$5.24
AWG9.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.68
€7.37
|
$4.10
AWG7.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.14
|
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.77
|
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.13
|
$2.49
AWG4.49
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.65
|
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.95
|
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.92
|
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
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pay 22.0% more for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.37
€6.10
|
$5.48
AWG9.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$40.00
AWG72.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,949.84
€25,838.78
|
$35,000.00
AWG63,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.01
€32.61
|
$51.10
AWG91.97
|
|
pay 22.0% less for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
Aruba
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.60
€52.35
|
$79.65
AWG143.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,768.97
€1,696.04
|
$705.36
AWG1,269.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,639.77
€1,572.16
|
$655.25
AWG1,179.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$211.55
€202.83
|
$182.10
AWG327.77
|
|
pay 68.0% less for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
Aruba
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,523.51
€1,460.70
|
$225.00
AWG405.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,004.68
€14,386.09
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
|
pay 51.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
Aruba
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.20
€4.98
|
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€4.16
|
$4.24
AWG7.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.91
|
$13.75
AWG24.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.59
€32.21
|
$95.72
AWG172.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.36
|
$11.50
AWG20.70
|
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pay 4.6% more for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
Aruba
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.75
€78.38
|
$65.00
AWG117.00
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.83
€40.11
|
$57.37
AWG103.27
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.18
€92.22
|
$116.59
AWG209.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.67
€122.41
|
$102.90
AWG185.22
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