Cost of living comparison

Aruba

compared to

Guernsey

Guernsey vs. Aruba Cost of Living Summary

Guernsey is 26.3% more expensive than Aruba overall.

Restaurants: pay 8.6% less in Guernsey
Groceries: pay 13.2% more in Guernsey
Transportation: pay 3.2% more in Guernsey
Housing: pay 51.7% more in Guernsey
Childcare: pay 3.4 times more in Guernsey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.1% more in Guernsey
Clothing: pay 9.4% less in Guernsey

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Guernsey are more expensive than in Aruba. Expenses including clothing and restaurants are lower in Guernsey. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Guernsey.

Guernsey vs. Aruba Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.6% less for restaurants

	Aruba	Guernsey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.08 AWG36.18	$17.48 £13.11	-13.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.39 AWG18.71	$9.56 £7.17	-8.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 AWG4.11	$2.42 £1.82	+6.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.96 AWG3.52	$1.87 £1.40	-4.3%
Average			-8.6%

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pay 13.2% more for groceries

	Aruba	Guernsey
Bread 1 loaf	$2.95 AWG5.31	$2.14 £1.61	-27.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.50 AWG11.71	$7.53 £5.65	+15.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.74 AWG12.15	$7.70 £5.78	+14.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.17 AWG9.31	$5.90 £4.42	+14.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.45 AWG6.21	$5.59 £4.20	+62.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.10 AWG3.78	$2.15 £1.61	+2.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.98 AWG1.77	$1.05 £0.79	+6.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.27 AWG4.09	$2.96 £2.22	+30.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 AWG2.86	$1.58 £1.19	-0.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 AWG1.82	$1.30 £0.97	+28.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 AWG1.64	$1.10 £0.82	+20.9%
Average			+13.2%

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pay 3.2% more for transportation

	Aruba	Guernsey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.17 AWG16.51	$8.19 £6.15	-10.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 AWG54.04	$35.02 £26.27	+16.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,095.70 AWG47,004.88	$35,678.80 £26,769.80	+36.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$48.03 AWG86.51	$25.80 £19.36	-46.3%
Average			+3.2%

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pay 51.7% more for housing

	Aruba	Guernsey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$95.25 AWG171.58	$55.83 £41.89	-41.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,027.78 AWG1,851.28	$2,172.11 £1,629.74	+111.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,183.33 AWG2,131.48	$2,122.56 £1,592.56	+79.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$187.84 AWG338.36	$103.58 £77.71	-44.9%
Average			+51.7%

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

	Aruba	Guernsey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$275.00 AWG495.34	$2,092.28 £1,569.83	+660.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,223.55 AWG23,818.92	$19,821.55 £14,872.11	+49.9%
Average			+237.7%

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pay 18.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Aruba	Guernsey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.64 AWG10.17	$6.94 £5.21	+22.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.73 AWG8.52	$4.82 £3.62	+2.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.00 AWG18.01	$17.18 £12.89	+71.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.22 AWG112.08	$81.60 £61.22	+31.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.94 AWG21.50	$11.89 £8.92	-0.4%
Average			+18.1%

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pay 9.4% less for clothing

	Aruba	Guernsey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.00 AWG108.08	$102.41 £76.84	+70.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.85 AWG104.21	$29.73 £22.31	-48.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.41 AWG206.07	$101.31 £76.01	-11.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.90 AWG185.35	$89.20 £66.92	-13.3%
Average			-9.4%

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