Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 25.7% more expensive than Madrid.
- Restaurants
-
pay 10.1% less in Aruba
- Groceries
-
pay 86.6% more in Aruba
- Transportation
-
pay 53.7% more in Aruba
- Housing
-
pay 24.8% more in Aruba
- Childcare
-
pay 43.5% less in Aruba
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 60.7% more in Aruba
- Clothing
-
pay 7.5% more in Aruba
The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, and clothing in Aruba are more expensive than in Madrid. Expenses including childcare and restaurants are lower in Aruba. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Aruba.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 10.1% less for restaurants
|
Madrid
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.67
|
$16.00
AWG28.80
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.78
|
$10.14
AWG18.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.54
|
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.65
|
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
|
pay 86.6% more for groceries
|
Madrid
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.37
|
$3.44
AWG6.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€6.32
|
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€4.02
|
$7.65
AWG13.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.78
|
$5.24
AWG9.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.45
|
$4.10
AWG7.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.03
|
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.79
|
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.92
|
$2.49
AWG4.49
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.96
|
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
|
pay 53.7% more for transportation
|
Madrid
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.19
|
$5.48
AWG9.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€39.12
|
$40.00
AWG72.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€32,628.14
|
$35,000.00
AWG63,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€13.59
|
$51.10
AWG91.97
|
|
pay 24.8% more for housing
|
Madrid
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.85
€29.06
|
$79.65
AWG143.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.90
€1,340.28
|
$705.36
AWG1,269.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.71
€980.60
|
$655.25
AWG1,179.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€118.65
|
$182.10
AWG327.77
|
|
pay 43.5% less for childcare
|
Madrid
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.57
€517.87
|
$225.00
AWG405.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,069.47
€9,187.75
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
|
pay 60.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.42
|
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.36
|
$4.24
AWG7.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.87
|
$13.75
AWG24.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€39.34
|
$95.72
AWG172.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.78
|
$11.50
AWG20.70
|
|
pay 7.5% more for clothing
|
Madrid
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.50
€82.58
|
$65.00
AWG117.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
€33.95
|
$57.37
AWG103.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
€89.31
|
$116.59
AWG209.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€110.77
|
$102.90
AWG185.22
|
|
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