Cost of living comparison
compared to
Boston vs. Aruba Cost of Living Summary
Boston is 2.1 times more expensive than Aruba overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 37.8% more in Boston
- Groceries
-
pay 13.9% more in Boston
- Transportation
-
pay 32.0% more in Boston
- Housing
-
pay 2.3 times more in Boston
- Childcare
-
pay 6.1 times more in Boston
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 29.5% more in Boston
- Clothing
-
pay 11.2% more in Boston
The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Boston are more expensive than in Aruba. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Boston.
Boston vs. Aruba Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Boston instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 37.8% more for restaurants
|
Aruba
|
Boston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.00
AWG30.64
|
$25.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.14
AWG18.27
|
$12.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
AWG3.34
|
$2.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
AWG3.30
|
$2.40
|
|
Aruba vs. Boston - Cost of restaurants
pay 13.9% more for groceries
|
Aruba
|
Boston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
AWG6.13
|
$4.16
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.12
AWG20.05
|
$8.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.97
AWG14.36
|
$4.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.41
AWG9.75
|
$4.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
AWG6.50
|
$6.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.41
AWG4.34
|
$2.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
AWG2.10
|
$1.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.72
AWG4.91
|
$2.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.61
AWG4.70
|
$3.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
AWG2.54
|
$2.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
$1.81
|
|
Aruba vs. Boston - Cost of groceries
pay 32.0% more for transportation
|
Aruba
|
Boston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
AWG9.87
|
$3.46
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
AWG54.08
|
$90.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,095.70
AWG47,037.50
|
$34,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$48.03
AWG86.58
|
$16.52
|
|
Aruba vs. Boston - Cost of transportation
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Aruba
|
Boston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$86.50
AWG155.92
|
$77.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.36
AWG1,271.42
|
$3,451.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$985.96
AWG1,777.19
|
$2,596.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$195.56
AWG352.49
|
$153.30
|
|
Aruba vs. Boston - Cost of housing
pay 6.1 times more for childcare
|
Aruba
|
Boston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$275.00
AWG495.69
|
$2,793.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,223.55
AWG23,835.45
|
$27,500.00
|
|
Aruba vs. Boston - Cost of childcare
pay 29.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Aruba
|
Boston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
AWG7.21
|
$8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
AWG7.65
|
$5.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.75
AWG24.78
|
$13.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$83.11
AWG149.81
|
$88.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.47
AWG22.48
|
$15.00
|
|
Aruba vs. Boston - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 11.2% more for clothing
|
Aruba
|
Boston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.00
AWG99.14
|
$69.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.85
AWG104.28
|
$43.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.41
AWG206.22
|
$107.71
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.90
AWG185.47
|
$152.08
|
|
Aruba vs. Boston - Cost of clothing
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