Cost of living comparison
compared to
Israel vs. Aruba Cost of Living Summary
Israel is 25.7% more expensive than Aruba overall.
Israel vs. Aruba Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Israel instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 42.6% more for restaurants
|
Aruba
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.08
AWG36.18
|
$23.87
₪73.86
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.39
AWG18.71
|
$18.77
₪58.08
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
AWG4.11
|
$3.33
₪10.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
AWG3.52
|
$2.70
₪8.36
|
|
Aruba vs. Israel - Cost of restaurants
pay 0.5% more for groceries
|
Aruba
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
AWG5.31
|
$3.02
₪9.36
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
AWG11.71
|
$8.49
₪26.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.74
AWG12.15
|
$9.09
₪28.12
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.17
AWG9.31
|
$4.78
₪14.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.45
AWG6.21
|
$6.33
₪19.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
AWG3.78
|
$1.96
₪6.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
AWG1.77
|
$1.48
₪4.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
AWG4.09
|
$1.06
₪3.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.59
AWG2.86
|
$1.28
₪3.96
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
AWG1.82
|
$0.82
₪2.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
AWG1.64
|
$0.73
₪2.26
|
|
Aruba vs. Israel - Cost of groceries
pay 50.3% more for transportation
|
Aruba
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.17
AWG16.51
|
$9.73
₪30.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
AWG54.04
|
$86.98
₪269.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,095.70
AWG47,004.88
|
$56,575.39
₪175K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$48.03
AWG86.51
|
$15.75
₪48.75
|
|
Aruba vs. Israel - Cost of transportation
pay 11.6% more for housing
|
Aruba
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$95.25
AWG171.58
|
$42.16
₪130.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,027.78
AWG1,851.28
|
$1,456.98
₪4,508.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,183.33
AWG2,131.48
|
$1,143.34
₪3,538.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.84
AWG338.36
|
$221.23
₪684.64
|
|
Aruba vs. Israel - Cost of housing
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Aruba
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$275.00
AWG495.34
|
$1,259.48
₪3,897.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,223.55
AWG23,818.92
|
$26,132.54
₪80,872.36
|
|
Aruba vs. Israel - Cost of childcare
pay 27.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Aruba
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.64
AWG10.17
|
$9.32
₪28.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
AWG8.52
|
$4.84
₪14.98
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.00
AWG18.01
|
$13.45
₪41.61
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.22
AWG112.08
|
$81.16
₪251.17
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.94
AWG21.50
|
$14.27
₪44.16
|
|
Aruba vs. Israel - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 29.0% more for clothing
|
Aruba
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
AWG108.08
|
$83.52
₪258.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.85
AWG104.21
|
$65.14
₪201.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.41
AWG206.07
|
$134.03
₪414.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.90
AWG185.35
|
$154.97
₪479.59
|
|
Aruba vs. Israel - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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