Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 34.9% more expensive than Uruguay.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 10.5% more for restaurants
|
Uruguay
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.65
UYU739.65
|
$16.00
AWG28.80
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.31
UYU413.68
|
$10.14
AWG18.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
UYU79.36
|
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
UYU59.34
|
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
|
pay 92.8% more for groceries
|
Uruguay
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
UYU100.66
|
$3.44
AWG6.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
UYU275.18
|
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
UYU171.98
|
$7.65
AWG13.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
UYU155.39
|
$5.24
AWG9.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.83
UYU170.13
|
$4.10
AWG7.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
UYU51.96
|
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
UYU48.50
|
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
UYU26.18
|
$2.49
AWG4.49
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
UYU52.46
|
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
UYU35.04
|
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
UYU34.40
|
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
|
pay 26.9% more for transportation
|
Uruguay
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.05
UYU313.38
|
$5.48
AWG9.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.52
UYU2,022.07
|
$40.00
AWG72.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,750.70
UYU1,499,348.33
|
$35,000.00
AWG63,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.42
UYU951.38
|
$51.10
AWG91.97
|
|
pay 68.0% more for housing
|
Uruguay
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.19
UYU1,696.78
|
$79.65
AWG143.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.11
UYU26,836.95
|
$705.36
AWG1,269.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$444.71
UYU19,755.68
|
$655.25
AWG1,179.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.38
UYU4,059.44
|
$182.10
AWG327.77
|
|
pay 15.1% less for childcare
|
Uruguay
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.39
UYU15,121.74
|
$225.00
AWG405.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,149.59
UYU317,614.92
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
|
pay 62.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Uruguay
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
UYU145.46
|
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
UYU168.60
|
$4.24
AWG7.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.87
UYU216.40
|
$13.75
AWG24.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.06
UYU2,268.52
|
$95.72
AWG172.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.53
UYU423.57
|
$11.50
AWG20.70
|
|
pay 1.4% less for clothing
|
Uruguay
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
UYU3,807.46
|
$65.00
AWG117.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.60
UYU2,070.12
|
$57.37
AWG103.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.95
UYU5,550.75
|
$116.59
AWG209.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.59
UYU4,468.43
|
$102.90
AWG185.22
|
|
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