Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 2.2 times more expensive than Armenia.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Armenia, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Armenia
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.08
AMD2,739.48
|
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.44
AMD2,490.43
|
$9.25
AWG16.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
AMD350.21
|
$1.95
AWG3.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
AMD167.74
|
$1.61
AWG2.91
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Armenia
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
AMD216.11
|
$2.54
AWG4.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
AMD1,427.64
|
$6.57
AWG11.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
AMD1,839.42
|
$7.86
AWG14.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
AMD781.11
|
$4.11
AWG7.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
AMD1,055.36
|
$4.22
AWG7.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
AMD216.99
|
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
AMD317.05
|
$1.53
AWG2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
AMD281.24
|
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
AMD276.61
|
$2.72
AWG4.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
AMD131.49
|
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD114.98
|
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
Armenia
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
AMD1,719.01
|
$5.03
AWG9.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.75
AMD4,157.94
|
$45.83
AWG82.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,749.24
AMD9,961,737.87
|
$22,191.40
AWG40,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
AMD1,295.03
|
$33.30
AWG60.02
|
|
pay 97.6% more for housing
Armenia
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.61
AMD6,812.17
|
$71.25
AWG128.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.62
AMD256,351.82
|
$718.61
AWG1,295.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$469.53
AMD181,650.84
|
$557.75
AWG1,005.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.35
AMD33,408.08
|
$136.96
AWG246.87
|
|
pay 28.9% more for childcare
Armenia
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.96
AMD70,008.88
|
$228.61
AWG412.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,167.82
AMD3,159,926.46
|
$10,737.40
AWG19,354.17
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Armenia
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
AMD527.97
|
$4.00
AWG7.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
AMD930.01
|
$3.08
AWG5.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AMD742.15
|
$8.48
AWG15.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.24
AMD19,823.37
|
$60.82
AWG109.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.15
AMD1,992.35
|
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
|
pay 2.1% more for clothing
Armenia
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.02
AMD26,313.93
|
$77.45
AWG139.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.72
AMD20,397.74
|
$38.89
AWG70.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.40
AMD38,067.12
|
$96.64
AWG174.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.10
AMD34,083.37
|
$108.05
AWG194.77
|
|
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