Cost of living comparison
Japan is 23.8% cheaper than Aruba.
If you lived in Japan instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 50.4% less for restaurants
Aruba
|
Japan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.11
AWG29.00
|
$6.59
¥1,026
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
AWG18.90
|
$4.91
¥766
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
AWG3.13
|
$1.01
¥158
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
AWG2.72
|
$0.80
¥124
|
|
pay 33.2% less for groceries
Aruba
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.13
AWG5.64
|
$1.40
¥219
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.04
AWG19.87
|
$5.54
¥863
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
AWG13.80
|
$5.14
¥800
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.63
AWG8.33
|
$1.99
¥310
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.73
AWG6.72
|
$2.58
¥402
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.04
|
$1.93
¥300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
AWG2.16
|
$1.11
¥172
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.37
AWG4.27
|
$1.76
¥275
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
$1.80
¥281
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
AWG2.51
|
$1.11
¥173
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.25
AWG2.25
|
$0.90
¥140
|
|
pay 11.7% less for transportation
Aruba
|
Japan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
AWG10.29
|
$4.17
¥650
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
AWG90.00
|
$60.62
¥9,444
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
$21,439.97
¥3,339,811
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.16
AWG70.48
|
$24.44
¥3,806
|
|
pay 43.1% less for housing
Aruba
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.07
AWG138.72
|
$33.46
¥5,212
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$754.44
AWG1,357.99
|
$480.50
¥74,850
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.88
AWG1,011.39
|
$321.68
¥50,109
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.18
AWG304.52
|
$107.01
¥16,669
|
|
pay 33.9% more for childcare
Aruba
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$197.41
AWG355.33
|
$240.59
¥37,478
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
$10,805.94
¥1,683,295
|
|
pay 23.4% less for entertainment and sports
Aruba
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.42
AWG6.15
|
$2.60
¥405
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
AWG6.61
|
$2.74
¥427
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.81
AWG19.45
|
$3.86
¥602
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.94
AWG124.10
|
$55.52
¥8,649
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.97
AWG17.95
|
$11.57
¥1,802
|
|
pay 38.7% less for clothing
Aruba
|
Japan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.35
AWG133.83
|
$38.65
¥6,021
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.82
AWG87.88
|
$25.96
¥4,044
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.62
AWG170.32
|
$52.99
¥8,255
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.64
AWG182.96
|
$85.48
¥13,315
|
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