Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 61.9% cheaper than Aruba.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 64.8% less for restaurants
Aruba
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
$2.71
COP10,519.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
AWG16.67
|
$5.26
COP20,420.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
AWG3.52
|
$0.60
COP2,336.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
AWG2.91
|
$0.46
COP1,781.33
|
|
pay 69.4% less for groceries
Aruba
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
AWG4.59
|
$0.87
COP3,389.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.57
AWG11.85
|
$1.61
COP6,252.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.86
AWG14.17
|
$3.28
COP12,722.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.11
AWG7.40
|
$1.65
COP6,409.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.22
AWG7.61
|
$1.55
COP6,039.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
$0.83
COP3,228.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.53
AWG2.76
|
$0.29
COP1,140.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
$0.37
COP1,427.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
AWG4.91
|
$0.40
COP1,539.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
$0.30
COP1,179.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
$0.33
COP1,298.48
|
|
pay 52.1% less for transportation
Aruba
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.03
AWG9.07
|
$2.04
COP7,906.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.83
AWG82.61
|
$23.61
COP91,717.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG40,000.00
|
$14,617.95
COP56,777,104.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.30
AWG60.02
|
$11.28
COP43,811.58
|
|
pay 68.8% less for housing
Aruba
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.25
AWG128.43
|
$21.37
COP83,018.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$718.61
AWG1,295.29
|
$208.57
COP810,096.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.75
AWG1,005.35
|
$176.18
COP684,306.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.96
AWG246.87
|
$46.64
COP181,152.32
|
|
pay 63.2% less for childcare
Aruba
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.61
AWG412.07
|
$104.33
COP405,242.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,737.40
AWG19,354.17
|
$3,004.13
COP11,668,231.84
|
|
pay 71.4% less for entertainment and sports
Aruba
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
AWG7.21
|
$0.90
COP3,479.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
AWG5.55
|
$1.21
COP4,682.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.48
AWG15.29
|
$1.90
COP7,368.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.82
AWG109.63
|
$18.34
COP71,237.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
$2.91
COP11,315.13
|
|
pay 43.3% less for clothing
Aruba
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.45
AWG139.61
|
$40.50
COP157,295.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.89
AWG70.10
|
$27.32
COP106,129.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.64
AWG174.19
|
$60.30
COP234,195.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.05
AWG194.77
|
$45.16
COP175,397.73
|
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