Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 28.8% cheaper than Switzerland overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 50.0% less in Aruba
- Groceries
-
pay 9.0% more in Aruba
- Transportation
-
pay 19.6% less in Aruba
- Housing
-
pay 15.0% less in Aruba
- Childcare
-
pay 83.4% less in Aruba
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 15.3% less in Aruba
- Clothing
-
pay 27.4% less in Aruba
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Aruba.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Switzerland, you would:
pay 50.0% less for restaurants
|
Switzerland
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.66
CHF23.01
|
$16.00
AWG28.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.97
CHF14.11
|
$10.14
AWG18.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.67
CHF3.89
|
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.13
CHF3.43
|
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
|
pay 9.0% more for groceries
|
Switzerland
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.64
CHF3.03
|
$3.44
AWG6.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.22
CHF10.99
|
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.31
CHF6.08
|
$7.65
AWG13.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.80
CHF5.65
|
$5.24
AWG9.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.89
CHF10.72
|
$4.10
AWG7.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.52
CHF1.26
|
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
CHF0.86
|
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
CHF1.09
|
$2.49
AWG4.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.85
CHF2.37
|
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
CHF0.93
|
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
CHF0.89
|
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
|
pay 19.6% less for transportation
|
Switzerland
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.83
CHF6.52
|
$5.48
AWG9.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$114.11
CHF94.90
|
$40.00
AWG72.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,806.66
CHF30,609.52
|
$35,000.00
AWG63,087.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$42.03
CHF34.96
|
$51.10
AWG92.10
|
|
pay 15.0% less for housing
|
Switzerland
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.46
CHF44.46
|
$79.65
AWG143.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,622.75
CHF1,349.53
|
$705.36
AWG1,271.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,411.84
CHF1,174.13
|
$655.25
AWG1,181.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$180.02
CHF149.71
|
$182.10
AWG328.23
|
|
pay 83.4% less for childcare
|
Switzerland
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,587.05
CHF2,151.47
|
$225.00
AWG405.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$30,321.56
CHF25,216.32
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
|
pay 15.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Switzerland
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.82
CHF6.51
|
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.42
CHF4.51
|
$4.24
AWG7.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.09
CHF8.39
|
$13.75
AWG24.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$88.49
CHF73.59
|
$95.72
AWG172.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$21.15
CHF17.59
|
$11.50
AWG20.73
|
|
pay 27.4% less for clothing
|
Switzerland
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$121.70
CHF101.21
|
$65.00
AWG117.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.65
CHF51.27
|
$57.37
AWG103.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$136.06
CHF113.15
|
$116.59
AWG210.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$176.75
CHF146.99
|
$102.90
AWG185.47
|
|
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