Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 33.1% more expensive than Aruba.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 14.2% more for restaurants
Aruba
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
$16.63
€15.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
AWG16.67
|
$9.41
€8.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
AWG3.52
|
$2.04
€1.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
AWG2.91
|
$1.60
€1.47
|
|
pay 33.5% less for groceries
Aruba
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
AWG4.59
|
$1.68
€1.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.57
AWG11.85
|
$4.31
€3.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.86
AWG14.17
|
$4.75
€4.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.11
AWG7.40
|
$3.01
€2.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.22
AWG7.61
|
$3.87
€3.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
$1.17
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.53
AWG2.76
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
$1.15
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
AWG4.91
|
$1.22
€1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
$0.59
€0.54
|
|
pay 49.4% more for transportation
Aruba
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.03
AWG9.07
|
$7.64
€7.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.83
AWG82.61
|
$113.76
€104.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG40,000.00
|
$32,407.58
€29,845.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.30
AWG60.02
|
$17.14
€15.79
|
|
pay 43.5% more for housing
Aruba
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.25
AWG128.43
|
$52.84
€48.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$718.61
AWG1,295.29
|
$1,291.60
€1,189.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.75
AWG1,005.35
|
$1,147.51
€1,056.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.96
AWG246.87
|
$156.48
€144.11
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Aruba
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.61
AWG412.07
|
$893.73
€823.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,737.40
AWG19,354.17
|
$8,678.25
€7,992.24
|
|
pay 31.0% more for entertainment and sports
Aruba
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
AWG7.21
|
$5.53
€5.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
AWG5.55
|
$3.60
€3.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.48
AWG15.29
|
$15.83
€14.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.82
AWG109.63
|
$59.94
€55.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
$11.50
€10.59
|
|
pay 8.5% less for clothing
Aruba
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.45
AWG139.61
|
$76.22
€70.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.89
AWG70.10
|
$37.26
€34.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.64
AWG174.19
|
$85.01
€78.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.05
AWG194.77
|
$90.50
€83.35
|
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