Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 35.4% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Spain, you would:
pay 5.4% more for restaurants
|
Spain
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.31
€12.24
|
$16.11
AWG29.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
€8.23
|
$10.50
AWG18.93
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.90
|
$1.74
AWG3.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.40
|
$1.51
AWG2.72
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Spain
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.16
|
$3.13
AWG5.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.70
|
$11.04
AWG19.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
€3.85
|
$7.67
AWG13.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
€2.32
|
$4.63
AWG8.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€3.00
|
$3.73
AWG6.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$2.25
AWG4.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$1.20
AWG2.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$2.37
AWG4.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€0.99
|
$3.18
AWG5.73
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.61
|
$1.40
AWG2.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$1.25
AWG2.25
|
|
pay 41.7% more for transportation
|
Spain
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€6.01
|
$5.71
AWG10.30
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.45
€32.60
|
$50.00
AWG90.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,659.33
€30,952.54
|
$22,191.40
AWG40,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
€13.23
|
$39.16
AWG70.58
|
|
pay 40.5% more for housing
|
Spain
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.81
€31.09
|
$77.07
AWG138.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.43
€761.81
|
$754.44
AWG1,359.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$665.31
€611.80
|
$561.88
AWG1,012.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.67
€98.09
|
$169.18
AWG304.94
|
|
pay 24.2% less for childcare
|
Spain
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.14
€350.49
|
$197.41
AWG355.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,410.38
€6,814.46
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
|
pay 57.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
€2.54
|
$3.42
AWG6.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
€1.76
|
$3.67
AWG6.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.57
€5.12
|
$10.81
AWG19.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
€39.57
|
$68.94
AWG124.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
€7.78
|
$9.97
AWG17.97
|
|
pay 23.4% more for clothing
|
Spain
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.08
€67.20
|
$74.35
AWG134.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.46
€28.93
|
$48.82
AWG88.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.09
€69.06
|
$94.62
AWG170.56
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.97
€84.57
|
$101.64
AWG183.21
|
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