Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 27.8% cheaper than Aruba.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 27.7% less for restaurants
Aruba
|
Mexico
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.11
AWG29.00
|
$10.14
MX$170.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
AWG18.90
|
$8.52
MX$142.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
AWG3.13
|
$1.35
MX$22.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
AWG2.72
|
$1.02
MX$17.12
|
|
pay 41.1% less for groceries
Aruba
|
Mexico
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.13
AWG5.64
|
$2.68
MX$44.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.04
AWG19.87
|
$4.17
MX$70.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
AWG13.80
|
$5.88
MX$98.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.63
AWG8.33
|
$2.68
MX$45.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.73
AWG6.72
|
$3.49
MX$58.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.04
|
$1.32
MX$22.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
AWG2.16
|
$0.63
MX$10.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.37
AWG4.27
|
$0.79
MX$13.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
$0.77
MX$12.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
AWG2.51
|
$0.90
MX$15.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.25
AWG2.25
|
$0.78
MX$13.02
|
|
pay 25.5% less for transportation
Aruba
|
Mexico
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
AWG10.29
|
$5.33
MX$89.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
AWG90.00
|
$28.94
MX$485.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
$22,778.21
MX$382,227.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.16
AWG70.48
|
$17.39
MX$291.82
|
|
pay 42.4% less for housing
Aruba
|
Mexico
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.07
AWG138.72
|
$33.11
MX$555.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$754.44
AWG1,357.99
|
$599.68
MX$10,062.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.88
AWG1,011.39
|
$424.66
MX$7,126.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.18
AWG304.52
|
$54.94
MX$921.89
|
|
pay 9.1% less for childcare
Aruba
|
Mexico
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$197.41
AWG355.33
|
$230.47
MX$3,867.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
$4,822.04
MX$80,915.74
|
|
pay 36.9% less for entertainment and sports
Aruba
|
Mexico
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.42
AWG6.15
|
$2.57
MX$43.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
AWG6.61
|
$3.35
MX$56.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.81
AWG19.45
|
$4.34
MX$72.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.94
AWG124.10
|
$38.86
MX$652.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.97
AWG17.95
|
$5.22
MX$87.62
|
|
pay 12.0% less for clothing
Aruba
|
Mexico
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.35
AWG133.83
|
$54.74
MX$918.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.82
AWG87.88
|
$42.64
MX$715.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.62
AWG170.32
|
$96.11
MX$1,612.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.64
AWG182.96
|
$90.93
MX$1,525.77
|
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