Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 14.5% more expensive than Vanuatu.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Vanuatu, you would:
pay 9.0% more for restaurants
|
Vanuatu
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
$16.00
AWG28.80
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
$10.14
AWG18.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
VUV257
|
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
VUV206
|
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
|
pay 17.1% more for groceries
|
Vanuatu
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
$3.44
AWG6.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
$7.65
AWG13.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
$5.24
AWG9.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.41
VUV998
|
$4.10
AWG7.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
VUV265
|
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV113
|
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV301
|
$2.49
AWG4.49
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
VUV136
|
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
VUV235
|
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV114
|
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Vanuatu
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.17
VUV852
|
$5.48
AWG9.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$40.00
AWG72.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
$35,000.00
AWG63,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
$51.10
AWG91.97
|
|
pay 57.1% less for housing
|
Vanuatu
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
$79.65
AWG143.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
$705.36
AWG1,269.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
$655.25
AWG1,179.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
$182.10
AWG327.77
|
|
pay 19.9% less for childcare
|
Vanuatu
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
$225.00
AWG405.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
|
pay 0.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vanuatu
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
VUV545
|
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.09
VUV604
|
$4.24
AWG7.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
$13.75
AWG24.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$95.72
AWG172.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
$11.50
AWG20.70
|
|
pay 36.1% more for clothing
|
Vanuatu
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
$65.00
AWG117.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$57.37
AWG103.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
$116.59
AWG209.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
$102.90
AWG185.22
|
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