Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 4.8 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Sri Lanka
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.68
LKR800.42
|
$16.11
AWG29.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
LKR1,928.58
|
$10.50
AWG18.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
LKR190.24
|
$1.74
AWG3.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
LKR98.66
|
$1.51
AWG2.72
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Sri Lanka
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
LKR174.36
|
$3.13
AWG5.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.28
LKR1,876.67
|
$11.04
AWG19.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
LKR1,787.16
|
$7.67
AWG13.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
LKR637.81
|
$4.63
AWG8.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
LKR675.88
|
$3.73
AWG6.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.80
LKR837.63
|
$2.25
AWG4.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
LKR126.05
|
$1.20
AWG2.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.35
LKR702.79
|
$2.37
AWG4.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LKR182.34
|
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
LKR136.91
|
$1.40
AWG2.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
LKR128.88
|
$1.25
AWG2.25
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for transportation
Sri Lanka
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.75
LKR1,417.49
|
$5.71
AWG10.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.21
LKR1,854.22
|
$50.00
AWG90.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,035.83
LKR9,867,418.96
|
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.08
LKR919.54
|
$39.16
AWG70.48
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for housing
Sri Lanka
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.05
LKR4,195.77
|
$77.07
AWG138.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$150.86
LKR45,061.44
|
$754.44
AWG1,357.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.60
LKR30,345.33
|
$561.88
AWG1,011.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.30
LKR9,048.87
|
$169.18
AWG304.52
|
|
pay 11.1 times more for childcare
Sri Lanka
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$24.77
LKR7,397.22
|
$197.41
AWG355.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$520.09
LKR155,343.44
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Sri Lanka
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
LKR601.43
|
$3.42
AWG6.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
LKR695.04
|
$3.67
AWG6.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.45
LKR2,226.49
|
$10.81
AWG19.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.08
LKR3,607.99
|
$68.94
AWG124.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.25
LKR970.42
|
$9.97
AWG17.95
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Sri Lanka
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.19
LKR8,120.53
|
$74.35
AWG133.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.21
LKR5,440.20
|
$48.82
AWG87.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.88
LKR16,391.20
|
$94.62
AWG170.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.71
LKR9,768.92
|
$101.64
AWG182.96
|
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