Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 98.7% more expensive than Mexico overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 75.3% more in Aruba
- Groceries
-
pay 2.3 times more in Aruba
- Transportation
-
pay 94.2% more in Aruba
- Housing
-
pay 2.6 times more in Aruba
- Childcare
-
pay 43.8% more in Aruba
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.5 times more in Aruba
- Clothing
-
pay 44.0% more in Aruba
The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, restaurants, and clothing in Aruba are more expensive than in Mexico. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Aruba.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 75.3% more for restaurants
|
Mexico
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.83
MX$178.71
|
$16.00
AWG28.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.25
MX$146.78
|
$10.14
AWG18.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
MX$22.44
|
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MX$16.91
|
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Mexico
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.35
MX$47.63
|
$3.44
AWG6.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
MX$73.30
|
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
MX$104.73
|
$7.65
AWG13.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$44.12
|
$5.24
AWG9.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.12
MX$63.23
|
$4.10
AWG7.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MX$21.92
|
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MX$11.48
|
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$14.30
|
$2.49
AWG4.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$14.14
|
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MX$16.33
|
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$14.86
|
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
|
pay 94.2% more for transportation
|
Mexico
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MX$90.68
|
$5.48
AWG9.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.30
MX$532.33
|
$40.00
AWG72.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,957.31
MX$403,919.90
|
$35,000.00
AWG63,087.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.63
MX$316.28
|
$51.10
AWG92.10
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Mexico
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.71
MX$540.64
|
$79.65
AWG143.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.26
MX$9,841.57
|
$705.36
AWG1,271.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.30
MX$7,332.61
|
$655.25
AWG1,181.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.69
MX$904.45
|
$182.10
AWG328.23
|
|
pay 43.8% more for childcare
|
Mexico
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.12
MX$4,151.39
|
$225.00
AWG405.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,165.20
MX$84,300.31
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
MX$43.65
|
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MX$57.47
|
$4.24
AWG7.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.78
MX$76.58
|
$13.75
AWG24.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.67
MX$681.39
|
$95.72
AWG172.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.39
MX$88.86
|
$11.50
AWG20.73
|
|
pay 44.0% more for clothing
|
Mexico
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.84
MX$927.79
|
$65.00
AWG117.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
MX$735.27
|
$57.37
AWG103.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.04
MX$1,660.42
|
$116.59
AWG210.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.65
MX$1,551.27
|
$102.90
AWG185.47
|
|
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