Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 2.4 times more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Albania, you would:
pay 99.4% more for restaurants
Albania
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.36
ALL500
|
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
ALL456
|
$9.25
AWG16.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
ALL123
|
$1.95
AWG3.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
ALL59
|
$1.61
AWG2.91
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Albania
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
$2.54
AWG4.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
ALL286
|
$6.57
AWG11.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
ALL472
|
$7.86
AWG14.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ALL219
|
$4.11
AWG7.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
ALL217
|
$4.22
AWG7.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
ALL41
|
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL69
|
$1.53
AWG2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ALL53
|
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ALL50
|
$2.72
AWG4.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
ALL31
|
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
ALL29
|
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
|
pay 77.5% more for transportation
Albania
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
ALL706
|
$5.03
AWG9.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
ALL1,174
|
$45.83
AWG82.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,366.08
ALL1,620,791
|
$22,191.40
AWG40,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.05
ALL2,058
|
$33.30
AWG60.02
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Albania
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.93
ALL1,581
|
$71.25
AWG128.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.36
ALL24,953
|
$718.61
AWG1,295.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.27
ALL18,038
|
$557.75
AWG1,005.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.46
ALL6,109
|
$136.96
AWG246.87
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Albania
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.94
ALL10,821
|
$228.61
AWG412.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,335.62
ALL217,985
|
$10,737.40
AWG19,354.17
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
ALL136
|
$4.00
AWG7.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
ALL121
|
$3.08
AWG5.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
ALL288
|
$8.48
AWG15.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.37
ALL3,021
|
$60.82
AWG109.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.13
ALL478
|
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
|
pay 46.9% more for clothing
Albania
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.49
ALL3,686
|
$77.45
AWG139.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
ALL2,999
|
$38.89
AWG70.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.30
ALL6,468
|
$96.64
AWG174.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.40
ALL7,691
|
$108.05
AWG194.77
|
|
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