Cost of living comparison

Yerevan, Armenia

compared to

Oranjestad, Aruba

Oranjestad vs. Yerevan Cost of Living Summary

Oranjestad is 93.4% more expensive than Yerevan.

Restaurants: pay 70.5% more in Oranjestad
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Oranjestad
Transportation: pay 4.3 times more in Oranjestad
Housing: pay 93.6% more in Oranjestad
Childcare: pay 29.0% less in Oranjestad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 77.4% more in Oranjestad
Clothing: pay 17.2% less in Oranjestad

The cost of transportation, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Oranjestad are more expensive than in Yerevan. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Oranjestad. Notably, transportation, groceries, and housing are significantly more expensive in Oranjestad.

Oranjestad vs. Yerevan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Oranjestad instead of Yerevan, you would:

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pay 70.5% more for restaurants

	Yerevan	Oranjestad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.57 AMD4,524.90	$19.00 AWG34.20	+64.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.00 AMD3,519.37	$10.27 AWG18.49	+14.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.99 AMD388.24	$1.33 AWG2.40	+34.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 AMD233.41	$1.61 AWG2.90	+169.6%
Average			+70.5%

Yerevan vs. Oranjestad - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Yerevan	Oranjestad
Bread 1 loaf	$0.86 AMD337.57	$3.05 AWG5.50	+253.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.04 AMD1,577.51	$6.00 AWG10.80	+48.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.24 AMD2,439.47	$6.40 AWG11.52	+2.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 AMD962.68	$5.00 AWG9.00	+102.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.37 AMD1,319.28	$5.21 AWG9.38	+54.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 AMD218.26	$1.79 AWG3.22	+220.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 AMD322.56	$0.91 AWG1.63	+10.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 AMD308.99	$1.81 AWG3.27	+129.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 AMD394.30	$2.72 AWG4.90	+169.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 AMD131.21	$1.06 AWG1.90	+215.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 AMD125.57	$0.91 AWG1.63	+182.4%
Average			+126.3%

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pay 4.3 times more for transportation

	Yerevan	Oranjestad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.29 AMD2,068.61	$5.66 AWG10.19	+6.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.86 AMD5,027.67	$40.00 AWG72.00	+211.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,864.95 AMD12,066,399.67	$35,000.00 AWG63,000.00	+13.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.27 AMD1,669.19	$51.10 AWG91.97	+1096.7%
Average			+332.0%

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pay 93.6% more for housing

	Yerevan	Oranjestad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.21 AMD8,684.39	$91.80 AWG165.25	+313.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$931.30 AMD364,083.57	$810.73 AWG1,459.31	-12.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$625.77 AMD244,638.63	$655.25 AWG1,179.45	+4.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.60 AMD38,547.63	$167.08 AWG300.74	+69.4%
Average			+93.6%

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pay 29.0% less for childcare

	Yerevan	Oranjestad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$374.24 AMD146,305.10	$225.00 AWG405.00	-39.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,037.50 AMD3,533,138.02	$7,404.07 AWG13,327.32	-18.1%
Average			-29.0%

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pay 77.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Yerevan	Oranjestad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.06 AMD804.43	$3.00 AWG5.40	+45.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.76 AMD1,470.82	$3.72 AWG6.69	-1.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.57 AMD1,005.53	$10.00 AWG18.00	+288.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$106.02 AMD41,445.87	$131.44 AWG236.60	+24.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.72 AMD3,016.60	$10.00 AWG18.00	+29.6%
Average			+77.4%

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pay 17.2% less for clothing

	Yerevan	Oranjestad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$111.12 AMD43,440.49	$80.00 AWG144.00	-28.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.96 AMD25,002.95	$57.37 AWG103.27	-10.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$139.93 AMD54,702.91	$116.59 AWG209.86	-16.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.43 AMD46,691.72	$102.90 AWG185.22	-13.8%
Average			-17.2%

Yerevan vs. Oranjestad - Cost of clothing

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