Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 2.4% more expensive than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Aruba instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 3.3% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Aruba
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.07
£14.43
|
$16.11
AWG29.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
£7.15
|
$10.50
AWG18.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
£1.71
|
$1.74
AWG3.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.22
|
$1.51
AWG2.72
|
|
pay 86.7% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Aruba
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
£1.16
|
$3.13
AWG5.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
£3.38
|
$11.04
AWG19.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
£4.60
|
$7.67
AWG13.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
£2.94
|
$4.63
AWG8.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
£2.92
|
$3.73
AWG6.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.96
|
$2.25
AWG4.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.53
|
$1.20
AWG2.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
£0.97
|
$2.37
AWG4.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.12
|
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$1.40
AWG2.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.48
|
$1.25
AWG2.25
|
|
pay 7.2% more for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Aruba
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
£5.77
|
$5.71
AWG10.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.64
£75.57
|
$50.00
AWG90.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,464.66
£26,720.43
|
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
£13.56
|
$39.16
AWG70.48
|
|
pay 0.9% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Aruba
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
£30.02
|
$77.07
AWG138.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,224.35
£977.61
|
$754.44
AWG1,357.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.65
£778.23
|
$561.88
AWG1,011.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.45
£187.20
|
$169.18
AWG304.52
|
|
pay 72.6% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.61
£1,139.10
|
$197.41
AWG355.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,036.83
£14,401.82
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
|
pay 8.5% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Aruba
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
£4.33
|
$3.42
AWG6.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
£3.14
|
$3.67
AWG6.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.35
£13.06
|
$10.81
AWG19.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.82
£34.99
|
$68.94
AWG124.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.87
£10.28
|
$9.97
AWG17.95
|
|
pay 8.0% more for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Aruba
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.61
£61.17
|
$74.35
AWG133.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.64
£31.65
|
$48.82
AWG87.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
£72.27
|
$94.62
AWG170.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.66
£75.59
|
$101.64
AWG182.96
|
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