Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 71.5% more expensive than Maldives overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.0 times more in Aruba
- Groceries
-
pay 82.2% more in Aruba
- Transportation
-
pay 78.2% more in Aruba
- Housing
-
pay 14.4% more in Aruba
- Childcare
-
pay 81.0% more in Aruba
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 33.8% more in Aruba
- Clothing
-
pay 14.1% more in Aruba
The cost of restaurants, groceries, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, and housing in Aruba are more expensive than in Maldives. Notably, restaurants, groceries, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Aruba.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Maldives
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR84.94
|
$16.00
AWG28.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.71
MVR149.89
|
$10.14
AWG18.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MVR18.74
|
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
MVR4.37
|
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
|
pay 82.2% more for groceries
|
Maldives
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
MVR23.73
|
$3.44
AWG6.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
MVR87.27
|
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
MVR104.73
|
$7.65
AWG13.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
MVR25.48
|
$5.24
AWG9.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.47
MVR38.16
|
$4.10
AWG7.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
MVR30.88
|
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.70
MVR26.29
|
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
MVR26.91
|
$2.49
AWG4.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
MVR24.93
|
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
MVR9.65
|
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
MVR8.29
|
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
|
pay 78.2% more for transportation
|
Maldives
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.56
MVR54.92
|
$5.48
AWG9.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.65
MVR349.74
|
$40.00
AWG72.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,834.95
MVR599,557.28
|
$35,000.00
AWG63,087.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.48
MVR269.80
|
$51.10
AWG92.10
|
|
pay 14.4% more for housing
|
Maldives
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.94
MVR1,018.00
|
$79.65
AWG143.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,098.53
MVR16,959.70
|
$705.36
AWG1,271.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$829.29
MVR12,803.05
|
$655.25
AWG1,181.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.04
MVR1,451.87
|
$182.10
AWG328.23
|
|
pay 81.0% more for childcare
|
Maldives
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.53
MVR2,663.66
|
$225.00
AWG405.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,198.06
MVR49,373.54
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
|
pay 33.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Maldives
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.69
MVR72.45
|
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
MVR49.96
|
$4.24
AWG7.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR109.92
|
$13.75
AWG24.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.60
MVR1,105.43
|
$95.72
AWG172.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.58
MVR132.40
|
$11.50
AWG20.73
|
|
pay 14.1% more for clothing
|
Maldives
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
MVR862.86
|
$65.00
AWG117.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.79
MVR907.66
|
$57.37
AWG103.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.13
MVR1,561.35
|
$116.59
AWG210.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.91
MVR1,249.08
|
$102.90
AWG185.47
|
|
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