Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 4.2% cheaper than Aruba.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 44.8% less for restaurants
Aruba
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.11
AWG29.00
|
$6.44
₩8,836
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
AWG18.90
|
$5.49
₩7,522
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
AWG3.13
|
$1.39
₩1,905
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
AWG2.72
|
$0.74
₩1,011
|
|
pay 8.2% less for groceries
Aruba
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.13
AWG5.64
|
$2.87
₩3,934
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.04
AWG19.87
|
$6.02
₩8,253
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
AWG13.80
|
$7.79
₩10,684
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.63
AWG8.33
|
$3.21
₩4,404
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.73
AWG6.72
|
$2.83
₩3,881
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.04
|
$2.76
₩3,788
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
AWG2.16
|
$1.39
₩1,905
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.37
AWG4.27
|
$2.49
₩3,413
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
$2.03
₩2,784
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
AWG2.51
|
$1.69
₩2,317
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.25
AWG2.25
|
$1.10
₩1,507
|
|
pay 18.8% less for transportation
Aruba
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
AWG10.29
|
$4.58
₩6,274
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
AWG90.00
|
$48.21
₩66,107
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
$27,876.80
₩38,221,885
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.16
AWG70.48
|
$8.80
₩12,065
|
|
pay 45.6% less for housing
Aruba
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.07
AWG138.72
|
$20.28
₩27,801
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$754.44
AWG1,357.99
|
$421.68
₩578,164
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.88
AWG1,011.39
|
$330.55
₩453,223
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.18
AWG304.52
|
$129.93
₩178,142
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Aruba
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$197.41
AWG355.33
|
$386.50
₩529,932
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
$18,893.14
₩25,904,383
|
|
pay 24.0% less for entertainment and sports
Aruba
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.42
AWG6.15
|
$2.93
₩4,011
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
AWG6.61
|
$3.45
₩4,733
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.81
AWG19.45
|
$3.33
₩4,571
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.94
AWG124.10
|
$48.95
₩67,116
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.97
AWG17.95
|
$9.82
₩13,470
|
|
pay 13.4% less for clothing
Aruba
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.35
AWG133.83
|
$62.63
₩85,878
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.82
AWG87.88
|
$43.35
₩59,433
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.62
AWG170.32
|
$72.22
₩99,020
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.64
AWG182.96
|
$98.82
₩135,486
|
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