Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 1.6% cheaper than Aruba.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 14.3% less for restaurants
Aruba
|
Cyprus
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.11
AWG29.00
|
$13.74
€12.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
AWG18.90
|
$8.59
€7.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
AWG3.13
|
$1.85
€1.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
AWG2.72
|
$1.04
€0.97
|
|
pay 40.7% less for groceries
Aruba
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.13
AWG5.64
|
$1.99
€1.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.04
AWG19.87
|
$5.82
€5.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
AWG13.80
|
$6.41
€5.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.63
AWG8.33
|
$3.50
€3.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.73
AWG6.72
|
$3.53
€3.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.04
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
AWG2.16
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.37
AWG4.27
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
AWG2.51
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.25
AWG2.25
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 2.4% less for transportation
Aruba
|
Cyprus
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
AWG10.29
|
$5.75
€5.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
AWG90.00
|
$50.09
€46.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
$29,604.23
€27,465.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.16
AWG70.48
|
$21.98
€20.40
|
|
pay 3.5% less for housing
Aruba
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.07
AWG138.72
|
$39.46
€36.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$754.44
AWG1,357.99
|
$924.34
€857.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.88
AWG1,011.39
|
$738.82
€685.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.18
AWG304.52
|
$136.66
€126.78
|
|
pay 55.5% more for childcare
Aruba
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$197.41
AWG355.33
|
$424.84
€394.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
$7,091.11
€6,578.77
|
|
pay 18.0% less for entertainment and sports
Aruba
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.42
AWG6.15
|
$3.33
€3.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
AWG6.61
|
$3.30
€3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.81
AWG19.45
|
$4.37
€4.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.94
AWG124.10
|
$54.49
€50.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.97
AWG17.95
|
$10.29
€9.55
|
|
pay 12.5% more for clothing
Aruba
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.35
AWG133.83
|
$80.92
€75.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.82
AWG87.88
|
$48.04
€44.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.62
AWG170.32
|
$125.90
€116.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.64
AWG182.96
|
$111.40
€103.35
|
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