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Iceland vs. Aruba Cost of Living Summary

Iceland is 60.2% more expensive than Aruba overall.

Restaurants: pay 70.7% more in Iceland
Groceries: pay 12.0% more in Iceland
Transportation: pay 70.7% more in Iceland
Housing: pay 63.5% more in Iceland
Childcare: pay 76.9% more in Iceland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.1% more in Iceland
Clothing: pay 79.7% more in Iceland

The cost of clothing, childcare, restaurants, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports in Iceland are more expensive than in Aruba. Notably, clothing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Iceland.

Iceland vs. Aruba Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 70.7% more for restaurants

	Aruba	Iceland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.00 AWG30.60	$26.52 ISK3,309	+56.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.14 AWG18.24	$21.32 ISK2,660	+110.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.86 AWG3.34	$3.11 ISK388	+67.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 AWG3.29	$2.72 ISK339	+48.7%
Average			+70.7%

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pay 12.0% more for groceries

	Aruba	Iceland
Bread 1 loaf	$3.40 AWG6.12	$3.80 ISK474	+11.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.12 AWG20.03	$9.44 ISK1,177	-15.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.97 AWG14.34	$7.78 ISK970	-2.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.41 AWG9.74	$6.71 ISK837	+24.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.61 AWG6.49	$11.22 ISK1,400	+210.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.41 AWG4.34	$1.50 ISK187	-38.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.16 AWG2.09	$1.15 ISK143	-1.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.72 AWG4.90	$1.41 ISK176	-48.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.61 AWG4.69	$2.34 ISK292	-10.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.41 AWG2.54	$1.65 ISK206	+16.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 AWG2.35	$1.09 ISK136	-16.2%
Average			+12.0%

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pay 70.7% more for transportation

	Aruba	Iceland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.48 AWG9.86	$9.65 ISK1,204	+76.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 AWG54.00	$79.56 ISK9,926	+165.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,095.70 AWG46,972.26	$49,144.25 ISK6M	+88.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$48.03 AWG86.45	$25.55 ISK3,188	-46.8%
Average			+70.7%

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pay 63.5% more for housing

	Aruba	Iceland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$86.50 AWG155.71	$95.65 ISK11,933	+10.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$705.36 AWG1,269.65	$2,289.17 ISK286K	+224.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$985.96 AWG1,774.72	$1,830.04 ISK228K	+85.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$195.56 AWG352.01	$65.15 ISK8,128	-66.7%
Average			+63.5%

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pay 76.9% more for childcare

	Aruba	Iceland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$275.00 AWG495.00	$334.67 ISK41,753	+21.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,223.55 AWG23,802.39	$30,711.08 ISK4M	+132.2%
Average			+76.9%

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pay 48.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Aruba	Iceland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 AWG7.20	$11.14 ISK1,390	+178.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.24 AWG7.64	$5.62 ISK702	+32.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.75 AWG24.75	$13.90 ISK1,734	+1.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$83.11 AWG149.60	$78.17 ISK9,753	-5.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.47 AWG22.44	$16.75 ISK2,090	+34.4%
Average			+48.1%

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pay 79.7% more for clothing

	Aruba	Iceland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.00 AWG99.00	$130.91 ISK16,332	+138.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.85 AWG104.14	$61.83 ISK7,714	+6.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.41 AWG205.93	$163.81 ISK20,437	+43.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.90 AWG185.22	$237.31 ISK29,607	+130.6%
Average			+79.7%

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