Cost of living comparison

Aruba

compared to

Albania

Albania vs. Aruba Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 34.3% cheaper than Aruba overall.

Restaurants: pay 29.3% less in Albania
Groceries: pay 47.2% less in Albania
Transportation: pay 0.1% more in Albania
Housing: pay 59.8% less in Albania
Childcare: pay 53.1% less in Albania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.3% less in Albania
Clothing: pay 3.7% less in Albania

Expenses including housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Albania.

Albania vs. Aruba Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.3% less for restaurants

	Aruba	Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.00 AWG30.60	$9.59 ALL786	-43.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.14 AWG18.24	$8.67 ALL711	-14.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.86 AWG3.34	$1.77 ALL145	-4.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 AWG3.29	$0.83 ALL68	-54.4%
Average			-29.3%

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pay 47.2% less for groceries

	Aruba	Albania
Bread 1 loaf	$3.40 AWG6.12	$1.03 ALL84	-69.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.12 AWG20.03	$5.40 ALL443	-51.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.97 AWG14.34	$7.89 ALL647	-1.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.41 AWG9.74	$3.20 ALL263	-40.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.61 AWG6.49	$3.26 ALL268	-9.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.41 AWG4.34	$0.65 ALL53	-73.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.16 AWG2.09	$1.13 ALL93	-2.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.72 AWG4.90	$0.74 ALL61	-72.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.61 AWG4.69	$0.66 ALL54	-74.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.41 AWG2.54	$0.51 ALL42	-64.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 AWG2.35	$0.53 ALL43	-59.7%
Average			-47.2%

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pay 0.1% more for transportation

	Aruba	Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.48 AWG9.86	$8.27 ALL678	+50.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 AWG54.00	$19.40 ALL1,591	-35.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,095.70 AWG46,972.26	$31,384.43 ALL3M	+20.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$48.03 AWG86.45	$30.95 ALL2,538	-35.6%
Average			+0.1%

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pay 59.8% less for housing

	Aruba	Albania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$86.50 AWG155.71	$16.59 ALL1,361	-80.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$705.36 AWG1,269.65	$521.48 ALL42,765	-26.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$985.96 AWG1,774.72	$357.61 ALL29,326	-63.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$195.56 AWG352.01	$61.56 ALL5,048	-68.5%
Average			-59.8%

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pay 53.1% less for childcare

	Aruba	Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$275.00 AWG495.00	$175.46 ALL14,389	-36.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,223.55 AWG23,802.39	$3,951.26 ALL324K	-70.1%
Average			-53.1%

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pay 47.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Aruba	Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 AWG7.20	$2.46 ALL202	-38.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.24 AWG7.64	$1.95 ALL160	-54.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.75 AWG24.75	$4.30 ALL352	-68.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$83.11 AWG149.60	$52.57 ALL4,311	-36.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.47 AWG22.44	$7.66 ALL628	-38.6%
Average			-47.3%

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pay 3.7% less for clothing

	Aruba	Albania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.00 AWG99.00	$54.19 ALL4,444	-1.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.85 AWG104.14	$39.78 ALL3,262	-31.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.41 AWG205.93	$94.48 ALL7,748	-17.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.90 AWG185.22	$139.08 ALL11,405	+35.2%
Average			-3.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2026

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