Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 3.3 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 4.7 times more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,457
|
$16.11
AWG29.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫109,575
|
$10.50
AWG18.93
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,870
|
$1.74
AWG3.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,723
|
$1.51
AWG2.72
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,351
|
$3.13
AWG5.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫152,208
|
$11.04
AWG19.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫136,198
|
$7.67
AWG13.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,716
|
$4.63
AWG8.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,382
|
$3.73
AWG6.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫31,996
|
$2.25
AWG4.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,129
|
$1.20
AWG2.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,044
|
$2.37
AWG4.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,552
|
$3.18
AWG5.73
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,491
|
$1.40
AWG2.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,448
|
$1.25
AWG2.25
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,017
|
$5.71
AWG10.30
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫173,709
|
$50.00
AWG90.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫867,888,190
|
$22,191.40
AWG40,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫144,158
|
$39.16
AWG70.58
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫226,560
|
$77.07
AWG138.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,697,434
|
$754.44
AWG1,359.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,326,224
|
$561.88
AWG1,012.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,087,990
|
$169.18
AWG304.94
|
|
pay 22.6% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,372,124
|
$197.41
AWG355.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫302,887,734
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,552
|
$3.42
AWG6.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,559
|
$3.67
AWG6.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫29,995
|
$10.81
AWG19.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫576,647
|
$68.94
AWG124.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,034
|
$9.97
AWG17.97
|
|
pay 74.3% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫726,738
|
$74.35
AWG134.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫583,474
|
$48.82
AWG88.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,063,185
|
$94.62
AWG170.56
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,323,406
|
$101.64
AWG183.21
|
|
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