Cost of living comparison
Finland is 5.0% more expensive than Aruba.
If you lived in Finland instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 17.4% more for restaurants
Aruba
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
$13.74
€12.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
AWG16.67
|
$9.50
€8.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
AWG3.52
|
$2.59
€2.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
AWG2.91
|
$1.76
€1.64
|
|
pay 30.7% less for groceries
Aruba
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
AWG4.59
|
$2.40
€2.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.57
AWG11.85
|
$4.01
€3.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.86
AWG14.17
|
$4.08
€3.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.11
AWG7.40
|
$2.96
€2.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.22
AWG7.61
|
$4.85
€4.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
$1.08
€1.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.53
AWG2.76
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
$1.08
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
AWG4.91
|
$1.79
€1.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
pay 24.7% more for transportation
Aruba
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.03
AWG9.07
|
$8.90
€8.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.83
AWG82.61
|
$58.04
€53.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG40,000.00
|
$29,560.99
€27,451.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.30
AWG60.02
|
$20.72
€19.24
|
|
pay 20.8% less for housing
Aruba
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.25
AWG128.43
|
$23.03
€21.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$718.61
AWG1,295.29
|
$744.51
€691.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.75
AWG1,005.35
|
$617.65
€573.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.96
AWG246.87
|
$96.36
€89.48
|
|
pay 12.8% more for childcare
Aruba
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.61
AWG412.07
|
$346.47
€321.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,737.40
AWG19,354.17
|
$7,931.98
€7,366.03
|
|
pay 31.0% more for entertainment and sports
Aruba
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
AWG7.21
|
$7.11
€6.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
AWG5.55
|
$4.18
€3.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.48
AWG15.29
|
$9.96
€9.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.82
AWG109.63
|
$43.96
€40.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
$15.18
€14.10
|
|
pay 0.4% more for clothing
Aruba
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.45
AWG139.61
|
$89.09
€82.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.89
AWG70.10
|
$36.28
€33.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.64
AWG174.19
|
$81.40
€75.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.05
AWG194.77
|
$117.91
€109.50
|
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