Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 46.2% more expensive than Spain overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 6.3% more in Aruba
- Groceries
-
pay 2.0 times more in Aruba
- Transportation
-
pay 64.4% more in Aruba
- Housing
-
pay 50.1% more in Aruba
- Childcare
-
pay 20.5% less in Aruba
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 88.3% more in Aruba
- Clothing
-
pay 31.6% more in Aruba
The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, clothing, and restaurants in Aruba are more expensive than in Spain. Notably, groceries and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Aruba.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Spain, you would:
pay 6.3% more for restaurants
|
Spain
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.87
€12.75
|
$16.00
AWG28.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.22
€8.47
|
$10.14
AWG18.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€1.96
|
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.45
|
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Spain
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.19
|
$3.44
AWG6.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.37
€5.86
|
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
€3.82
|
$7.65
AWG13.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.44
|
$5.24
AWG9.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
€3.09
|
$4.10
AWG7.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.91
|
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$2.49
AWG4.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.04
|
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
|
pay 64.4% more for transportation
|
Spain
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€5.87
|
$5.48
AWG9.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.26
€31.50
|
$40.00
AWG72.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,643.92
€30,938.38
|
$35,000.00
AWG63,087.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.57
€13.40
|
$51.10
AWG92.10
|
|
pay 50.1% more for housing
|
Spain
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.87
€29.31
|
$79.65
AWG143.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.36
€802.21
|
$705.36
AWG1,271.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$692.13
€636.47
|
$655.25
AWG1,181.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.97
€95.61
|
$182.10
AWG328.23
|
|
pay 20.5% less for childcare
|
Spain
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.97
€354.93
|
$225.00
AWG405.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,352.21
€6,760.96
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
|
pay 88.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
€2.62
|
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
€1.82
|
$4.24
AWG7.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.20
|
$13.75
AWG24.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€39.42
|
$95.72
AWG172.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
€7.94
|
$11.50
AWG20.73
|
|
pay 31.6% more for clothing
|
Spain
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.89
€69.78
|
$65.00
AWG117.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.12
€29.53
|
$57.37
AWG103.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.96
€71.69
|
$116.59
AWG210.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.38
€84.04
|
$102.90
AWG185.47
|
|
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