Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 2.6 times more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Turkey
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.91
TRY243.20
|
$16.00
AWG28.80
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TRY243.23
|
$10.14
AWG18.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
TRY41.32
|
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.89
|
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for groceries
|
Turkey
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
TRY35.73
|
$3.44
AWG6.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
TRY174.94
|
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
TRY110.91
|
$7.65
AWG13.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY49.21
|
$5.24
AWG9.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
TRY84.39
|
$4.10
AWG7.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
TRY13.02
|
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
TRY30.72
|
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY14.64
|
$2.49
AWG4.49
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
TRY17.94
|
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.72
|
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TRY7.49
|
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
|
Turkey
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
TRY154.83
|
$5.48
AWG9.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.27
TRY678.12
|
$40.00
AWG72.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,819.35
TRY1,577,358.93
|
$35,000.00
AWG63,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.29
TRY221.47
|
$51.10
AWG91.97
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
|
Turkey
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.31
TRY397.91
|
$79.65
AWG143.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$442.81
TRY15,584.24
|
$705.36
AWG1,269.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$336.49
TRY11,842.42
|
$655.25
AWG1,179.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.46
TRY1,564.81
|
$182.10
AWG327.77
|
|
pay 18.8% less for childcare
|
Turkey
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.60
TRY14,380.01
|
$225.00
AWG405.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,892.93
TRY242,587.60
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Turkey
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
TRY89.48
|
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
TRY92.26
|
$4.24
AWG7.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
TRY67.25
|
$13.75
AWG24.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.34
TRY1,278.88
|
$95.72
AWG172.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
TRY179.52
|
$11.50
AWG20.70
|
|
pay 40.8% more for clothing
|
Turkey
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.74
TRY1,504.23
|
$65.00
AWG117.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.74
TRY1,433.96
|
$57.37
AWG103.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.38
TRY3,110.41
|
$116.59
AWG209.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.39
TRY2,618.03
|
$102.90
AWG185.22
|
|
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