Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 82.0% more expensive than Guatemala.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Guatemala, you would:
pay 93.7% more for restaurants
Guatemala
|
Aruba
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.22
Q40.70
|
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
Q44.99
|
$9.25
AWG16.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
Q8.12
|
$1.95
AWG3.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
Q5.81
|
$1.61
AWG2.90
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Guatemala
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.81
Q14.10
|
$2.54
AWG4.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.52
Q19.62
|
$6.57
AWG11.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.12
Q47.69
|
$7.86
AWG14.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
Q15.06
|
$4.11
AWG7.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.75
Q21.43
|
$4.22
AWG7.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
Q11.19
|
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
Q3.90
|
$1.53
AWG2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
Q8.17
|
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
Q5.28
|
$2.72
AWG4.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
Q5.57
|
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
Q4.87
|
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Guatemala
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
Q29.29
|
$5.03
AWG9.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.82
Q115.59
|
$45.83
AWG82.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,182.24
Q133,970.60
|
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
Q67.49
|
$33.30
AWG59.94
|
|
pay 82.2% more for housing
Guatemala
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
Q374.70
|
$71.25
AWG128.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$396.59
Q3,092.24
|
$718.61
AWG1,293.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$390.71
Q3,046.41
|
$557.75
AWG1,003.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.38
Q416.17
|
$136.96
AWG246.53
|
|
pay 68.2% more for childcare
Guatemala
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
Q1,342.56
|
$228.61
AWG411.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
Q41,115.98
|
$10,737.40
AWG19,327.32
|
|
pay 72.9% more for entertainment and sports
Guatemala
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
Q16.75
|
$4.00
AWG7.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
Q18.06
|
$3.08
AWG5.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.36
Q26.16
|
$8.48
AWG15.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.57
Q324.14
|
$60.82
AWG109.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.84
Q53.32
|
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
|
pay 17.2% more for clothing
Guatemala
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.92
Q342.41
|
$77.45
AWG139.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.75
Q372.35
|
$38.89
AWG70.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.16
Q765.39
|
$96.64
AWG173.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.99
Q748.47
|
$108.05
AWG194.50
|
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