Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 3.6 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Aruba
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
UAH242.24
|
$16.00
AWG28.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
UAH214.67
|
$10.14
AWG18.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
UAH24.22
|
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH16.36
|
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.59
|
$3.44
AWG6.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
UAH156.96
|
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
UAH153.40
|
$7.65
AWG13.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
UAH65.80
|
$5.24
AWG9.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
UAH70.09
|
$4.10
AWG7.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.10
|
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
UAH27.59
|
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UAH27.35
|
$2.49
AWG4.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
UAH33.24
|
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
UAH8.43
|
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.87
|
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
UAH204.34
|
$5.48
AWG9.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.29
UAH429.86
|
$40.00
AWG72.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,988.02
UAH1,085,558.86
|
$35,000.00
AWG63,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.85
UAH160.76
|
$51.10
AWG91.97
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for housing
Ukraine
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.34
UAH223.14
|
$79.65
AWG143.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$273.41
UAH11,420.58
|
$705.36
AWG1,269.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.56
UAH7,834.55
|
$655.25
AWG1,179.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.79
UAH2,372.18
|
$182.10
AWG327.77
|
|
pay 12.8% more for childcare
Ukraine
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$271.83
UAH11,354.58
|
$225.00
AWG405.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,183.21
UAH216,510.42
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
UAH39.35
|
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
UAH42.92
|
$4.24
AWG7.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
UAH91.47
|
$13.75
AWG24.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.50
UAH856.45
|
$95.72
AWG172.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.71
UAH155.03
|
$11.50
AWG20.70
|
|
pay 51.3% more for clothing
Ukraine
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.28
UAH1,933.29
|
$65.00
AWG117.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.59
UAH1,319.54
|
$57.37
AWG103.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.32
UAH3,104.43
|
$116.59
AWG209.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.41
UAH3,400.50
|
$102.90
AWG185.22
|
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