Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 4.2 times more expensive than Tonga overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 7.7% more in Aruba
- Groceries
-
pay 63.1% more in Aruba
- Transportation
-
pay 2.2 times more in Aruba
- Housing
-
pay 5.4% less in Aruba
- Childcare
-
pay 15.4 times more in Aruba
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 43.4% more in Aruba
- Clothing
-
pay 6.9 times more in Aruba
The cost of childcare, clothing, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Aruba are more expensive than in Tonga. Notably, childcare, clothing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Aruba.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 7.7% more for restaurants
|
Tonga
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.40
TOP20.23
|
$16.00
AWG28.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
TOP25.29
|
$10.14
AWG18.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
TOP6.41
|
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
TOP5.73
|
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
|
pay 63.1% more for groceries
|
Tonga
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
TOP2.53
|
$3.44
AWG6.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.55
TOP10.96
|
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
TOP14.42
|
$7.65
AWG13.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.15
TOP12.41
|
$5.24
AWG9.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TOP6.50
|
$4.10
AWG7.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
TOP3.06
|
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
TOP3.06
|
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.33
TOP3.21
|
$2.49
AWG4.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
TOP4.13
|
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
TOP3.52
|
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
TOP2.91
|
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Tonga
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
TOP13.40
|
$5.48
AWG9.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.01
TOP101.15
|
$40.00
AWG72.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,881.34
TOP14,160.85
|
$35,000.00
AWG63,087.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$69.32
TOP166.90
|
$51.10
AWG92.10
|
|
pay 5.4% less for housing
|
Tonga
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.03
TOP303.45
|
$79.65
AWG143.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$705.36
AWG1,271.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$655.25
AWG1,181.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.56
TOP348.07
|
$182.10
AWG328.23
|
|
pay 15.4 times more for childcare
|
Tonga
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$159.64
TOP384.37
|
$225.00
AWG405.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$252.06
TOP606.89
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
|
pay 43.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tonga
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
TOP8.09
|
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
TOP7.08
|
$4.24
AWG7.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.29
TOP24.78
|
$13.75
AWG24.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.51
TOP75.86
|
$95.72
AWG172.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$42.01
TOP101.15
|
$11.50
AWG20.73
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for clothing
|
Tonga
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.20
TOP10.11
|
$65.00
AWG117.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.85
TOP42.99
|
$57.37
AWG103.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.00
TOP50.57
|
$116.59
AWG210.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.41
TOP70.80
|
$102.90
AWG185.47
|
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