Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 2.3 times more expensive than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Nicaragua
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.22
NIO155.06
|
$16.11
AWG29.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
NIO203.64
|
$10.50
AWG18.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
NIO33.57
|
$1.74
AWG3.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
NIO28.93
|
$1.51
AWG2.72
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Nicaragua
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
NIO46.39
|
$3.13
AWG5.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.29
NIO120.84
|
$11.04
AWG19.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
NIO163.94
|
$7.67
AWG13.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.84
NIO67.84
|
$4.63
AWG8.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
NIO94.30
|
$3.73
AWG6.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
NIO96.12
|
$2.25
AWG4.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
NIO23.76
|
$1.20
AWG2.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
NIO61.38
|
$2.37
AWG4.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
NIO21.44
|
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
NIO41.52
|
$1.40
AWG2.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NIO24.99
|
$1.25
AWG2.25
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for transportation
Nicaragua
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
NIO179.52
|
$5.71
AWG10.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
NIO257.46
|
$50.00
AWG90.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
NIO207.38
|
$39.16
AWG70.48
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Nicaragua
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.16
NIO2,175.76
|
$77.07
AWG138.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$377.78
NIO13,894.63
|
$754.44
AWG1,357.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.67
NIO9,807.97
|
$561.88
AWG1,011.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.96
NIO2,168.70
|
$169.18
AWG304.52
|
|
pay 15.8% more for childcare
Nicaragua
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,617.92
|
$197.41
AWG355.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,950.00
NIO365,960.06
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Nicaragua
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
NIO67.54
|
$3.42
AWG6.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
NIO85.71
|
$3.67
AWG6.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.03
NIO111.29
|
$10.81
AWG19.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.38
NIO1,374.92
|
$68.94
AWG124.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
NIO250.00
|
$9.97
AWG17.95
|
|
pay 33.2% more for clothing
Nicaragua
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.25
NIO1,517.17
|
$74.35
AWG133.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.83
NIO1,501.85
|
$48.82
AWG87.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.83
NIO3,340.84
|
$94.62
AWG170.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.88
NIO2,901.02
|
$101.64
AWG182.96
|
|
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