Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 52.5% cheaper than Aruba.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 72.5% less for restaurants
Aruba
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
$1.77
IDR28,245.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
AWG16.67
|
$3.51
IDR56,054.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
AWG3.52
|
$0.64
IDR10,150.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
AWG2.91
|
$0.38
IDR6,034.86
|
|
pay 50.4% less for groceries
Aruba
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
AWG4.59
|
$1.19
IDR18,978.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.57
AWG11.85
|
$3.70
IDR59,029.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.86
AWG14.17
|
$5.10
IDR81,514.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.11
AWG7.40
|
$1.57
IDR25,021.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.22
AWG7.61
|
$1.49
IDR23,816.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
$1.18
IDR18,786.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.53
AWG2.76
|
$0.57
IDR9,179.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
$0.74
IDR11,871.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
AWG4.91
|
$0.48
IDR7,702.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
$0.54
IDR8,609.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
$0.92
IDR14,717.56
|
|
pay 45.4% less for transportation
Aruba
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.03
AWG9.07
|
$3.09
IDR49,365.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.83
AWG82.61
|
$11.89
IDR189,798.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG40,000.00
|
$26,361.87
IDR420,964,843.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.30
AWG60.02
|
$4.16
IDR66,496.39
|
|
pay 64.6% less for housing
Aruba
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.25
AWG128.43
|
$33.62
IDR536,788.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$718.61
AWG1,295.29
|
$247.48
IDR3,951,915.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.75
AWG1,005.35
|
$163.01
IDR2,603,119.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.96
AWG246.87
|
$42.16
IDR673,183.02
|
|
pay 45.0% less for childcare
Aruba
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.61
AWG412.07
|
$106.70
IDR1,703,844.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,737.40
AWG19,354.17
|
$6,782.48
IDR108,307,341.72
|
|
pay 53.9% less for entertainment and sports
Aruba
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
AWG7.21
|
$2.71
IDR43,228.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
AWG5.55
|
$1.77
IDR28,342.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.48
AWG15.29
|
$2.13
IDR34,086.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.82
AWG109.63
|
$28.24
IDR451,031.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
$3.35
IDR53,538.33
|
|
pay 35.5% less for clothing
Aruba
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.45
AWG139.61
|
$41.10
IDR656,336.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.89
AWG70.10
|
$30.35
IDR484,664.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.64
AWG174.19
|
$67.01
IDR1,070,030.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.05
AWG194.77
|
$62.49
IDR997,814.30
|
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