Cost of living comparison

Argentina

compared to

Aruba

Aruba vs. Argentina Cost of Living Summary

Aruba is 69.4% more expensive than Argentina overall.

Restaurants: pay 10.3% more in Aruba
Groceries: pay 64.7% more in Aruba
Transportation: pay 52.4% more in Aruba
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Aruba
Childcare: pay 48.5% more in Aruba
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.3% more in Aruba
Clothing: pay 20.8% less in Aruba

The cost of housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, childcare, and restaurants in Aruba are more expensive than in Argentina. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Aruba.

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Aruba vs. Argentina Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Aruba instead of Argentina, you would:

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pay 10.3% more for restaurants

	Argentina	Aruba
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.88 ARS22,583.44	$20.08 AWG36.18	+35.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.57 ARS19,078.98	$10.39 AWG18.71	-17.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 ARS3,029.85	$2.28 AWG4.11	+14.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.66 ARS2,520.14	$1.96 AWG3.52	+17.8%
Average			+10.3%

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pay 64.7% more for groceries

	Argentina	Aruba
Bread 1 loaf	$2.14 ARS3,247.75	$2.95 AWG5.31	+37.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.25 ARS7,961.05	$6.50 AWG11.71	+23.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.93 ARS7,484.57	$6.74 AWG12.15	+36.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.57 ARS3,893.96	$5.17 AWG9.31	+101.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.38 ARS5,126.09	$3.45 AWG6.21	+2.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 ARS1,629.37	$2.10 AWG3.78	+95.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.95 ARS1,434.31	$0.98 AWG1.77	+4.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 ARS934.98	$2.27 AWG4.09	+268.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 ARS1,673.49	$1.59 AWG2.86	+44.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ARS700.13	$1.01 AWG1.82	+118.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 ARS645.87	$0.91 AWG1.64	+113.5%
Average			+64.7%

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pay 52.4% more for transportation

	Argentina	Aruba
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.55 ARS6,900.45	$9.17 AWG16.51	+101.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.12 ARS41,168.97	$30.00 AWG54.04	+10.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,569.33 ARS40M	$26,095.70 AWG47,004.88	-1.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.09 ARS15,310.26	$48.03 AWG86.51	+376.1%
Average			+52.4%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Argentina	Aruba
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.92 ARS39,335.65	$95.25 AWG171.58	+267.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$568.71 ARS863K	$1,027.78 AWG1,851.28	+80.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$366.42 ARS556K	$1,183.33 AWG2,131.48	+222.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.62 ARS130K	$187.84 AWG338.36	+119.4%
Average			+143.2%

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pay 48.5% more for childcare

	Argentina	Aruba
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$287.55 ARS436K	$275.00 AWG495.34	-4.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,737.30 ARS9M	$13,223.55 AWG23,818.92	+130.5%
Average			+48.5%

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pay 64.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Argentina	Aruba
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.92 ARS5,944.74	$5.64 AWG10.17	+44.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 ARS5,245.73	$4.73 AWG8.52	+36.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.51 ARS5,321.19	$10.00 AWG18.01	+185.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.09 ARS53,250.53	$62.22 AWG112.08	+77.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.61 ARS11,544.83	$11.94 AWG21.50	+56.9%
Average			+64.3%

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pay 20.8% less for clothing

	Argentina	Aruba
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.07 ARS156K	$60.00 AWG108.08	-41.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$74.35 ARS113K	$57.85 AWG104.21	-22.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$118.50 ARS180K	$114.41 AWG206.07	-3.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$114.48 ARS174K	$102.90 AWG185.35	-10.1%
Average			-20.8%

Argentina vs. Aruba - Cost of clothing

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