Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 9.5% more expensive than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Aruba instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 2.0% less for restaurants
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United Kingdom
|
Aruba
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.70
£14.92
|
$16.00
AWG28.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
£7.38
|
$10.14
AWG18.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
£1.78
|
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
£1.25
|
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
|
pay 86.6% more for groceries
|
United Kingdom
|
Aruba
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
£1.22
|
$3.44
AWG6.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.35
£3.47
|
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.92
£4.73
|
$7.65
AWG13.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
£3.01
|
$5.24
AWG9.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
£2.95
|
$4.10
AWG7.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
£0.98
|
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.53
|
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
£1.00
|
$2.49
AWG4.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
£1.13
|
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.52
|
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.52
|
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
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pay 29.1% more for transportation
|
United Kingdom
|
Aruba
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
£5.65
|
$5.48
AWG9.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$98.23
£78.39
|
$40.00
AWG72.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,832.80
£27,798.42
|
$35,000.00
AWG63,087.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
£13.69
|
$51.10
AWG92.10
|
|
pay 0.6% more for housing
|
United Kingdom
|
Aruba
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.40
£31.45
|
$79.65
AWG143.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,243.58
£992.44
|
$705.36
AWG1,271.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,020.84
£814.68
|
$655.25
AWG1,181.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.21
£182.92
|
$182.10
AWG328.23
|
|
pay 72.7% less for childcare
|
United Kingdom
|
Aruba
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,497.56
£1,195.13
|
$225.00
AWG405.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,629.32
£14,867.19
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
|
pay 9.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
United Kingdom
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.63
£4.49
|
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.12
£3.29
|
$4.24
AWG7.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.47
£13.94
|
$13.75
AWG24.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.31
£36.16
|
$95.72
AWG172.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.89
£10.29
|
$11.50
AWG20.73
|
|
pay 15.3% more for clothing
|
United Kingdom
|
Aruba
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.43
£62.59
|
$65.00
AWG117.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.13
£32.02
|
$57.37
AWG103.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.36
£72.11
|
$116.59
AWG210.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.72
£77.19
|
$102.90
AWG185.47
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