Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 35.3% more expensive than Malta overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 1.7% more in Aruba
- Groceries
-
pay 92.3% more in Aruba
- Transportation
-
pay 46.1% more in Aruba
- Housing
-
pay 68.8% more in Aruba
- Childcare
-
pay 38.1% less in Aruba
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 60.1% more in Aruba
- Clothing
-
pay 16.3% more in Aruba
The cost of groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and restaurants in Aruba are more expensive than in Malta. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Aruba.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Malta, you would:
pay 1.7% more for restaurants
|
Malta
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.58
€14.21
|
$16.00
AWG28.80
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.83
€8.97
|
$10.14
AWG18.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
€1.97
|
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.41
|
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
|
pay 92.3% more for groceries
|
Malta
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
€1.09
|
$3.44
AWG6.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
€4.01
|
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
€4.09
|
$7.65
AWG13.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.20
€2.92
|
$5.24
AWG9.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
€3.25
|
$4.10
AWG7.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.17
|
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.77
|
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.93
|
$2.49
AWG4.49
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.21
|
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.77
|
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
|
pay 46.1% more for transportation
|
Malta
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.42
€4.94
|
$5.48
AWG9.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.63
€21.56
|
$40.00
AWG72.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,001.46
€23,724.67
|
$35,000.00
AWG63,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.45
€25.96
|
$51.10
AWG91.97
|
|
pay 68.8% more for housing
|
Malta
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.01
€28.29
|
$79.65
AWG143.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$947.36
€864.41
|
$705.36
AWG1,269.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$804.74
€734.28
|
$655.25
AWG1,179.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.35
€63.28
|
$182.10
AWG327.77
|
|
pay 38.1% less for childcare
|
Malta
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$587.45
€536.01
|
$225.00
AWG405.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,655.79
€7,897.85
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
|
pay 60.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Malta
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.44
€3.14
|
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
€2.17
|
$4.24
AWG7.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.93
€5.41
|
$13.75
AWG24.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.85
€51.87
|
$95.72
AWG172.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.86
€8.99
|
$11.50
AWG20.70
|
|
pay 16.3% more for clothing
|
Malta
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.57
€81.73
|
$65.00
AWG117.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.50
€33.30
|
$57.37
AWG103.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.33
€80.59
|
$116.59
AWG209.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.58
€90.86
|
$102.90
AWG185.22
|
|
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