Cost of living comparison
Illinois is 37.0% more expensive than Aruba.
If you lived in Illinois instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 12.9% more for restaurants
Aruba
|
Illinois
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
$16.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
AWG16.65
|
$8.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
AWG3.52
|
$2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
AWG2.90
|
$1.64
|
|
pay 10.3% less for groceries
Aruba
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
AWG4.58
|
$2.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.57
AWG11.83
|
$4.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.86
AWG14.16
|
$3.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.11
AWG7.39
|
$3.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.22
AWG7.60
|
$4.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
$1.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.53
AWG2.76
|
$0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
$1.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
AWG4.90
|
$1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
$1.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 5.5% more for transportation
Aruba
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.03
AWG9.06
|
$3.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.83
AWG82.50
|
$85.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
$25,072.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.30
AWG59.94
|
$16.37
|
|
pay 35.4% more for housing
Aruba
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.25
AWG128.25
|
$63.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$718.61
AWG1,293.49
|
$1,273.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.75
AWG1,003.96
|
$1,019.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.96
AWG246.53
|
$127.01
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Aruba
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.61
AWG411.50
|
$1,216.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,737.40
AWG19,327.32
|
$13,033.13
|
|
pay 8.1% more for entertainment and sports
Aruba
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
AWG7.20
|
$4.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
AWG5.54
|
$3.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.48
AWG15.27
|
$9.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.82
AWG109.48
|
$39.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
$11.22
|
|
pay 19.5% less for clothing
Aruba
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.45
AWG139.42
|
$45.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.89
AWG70.00
|
$33.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.64
AWG173.95
|
$75.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.05
AWG194.50
|
$105.59
|
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