Cost of living comparison
compared to
Puerto Rico vs. Aruba Cost of Living Summary
Puerto Rico is 11.0% cheaper than Aruba overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 13.4% less in Puerto Rico
- Groceries
-
pay 13.3% less in Puerto Rico
- Transportation
-
pay 16.0% less in Puerto Rico
- Housing
-
pay 7.9% less in Puerto Rico
- Childcare
-
pay 19.2% more in Puerto Rico
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 29.3% less in Puerto Rico
- Clothing
-
pay 16.0% less in Puerto Rico
Expenses including entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, restaurants, groceries, and housing are lower in Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico vs. Aruba Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 13.4% less for restaurants
|
Aruba
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.00
AWG30.60
|
$15.10
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.14
AWG18.24
|
$10.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
AWG3.34
|
$1.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
AWG3.29
|
$1.35
|
|
Aruba vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of restaurants
pay 13.3% less for groceries
|
Aruba
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
AWG6.12
|
$3.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.12
AWG20.03
|
$4.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.97
AWG14.34
|
$8.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.41
AWG9.74
|
$5.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
AWG6.49
|
$3.76
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.41
AWG4.34
|
$2.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
AWG2.09
|
$1.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.72
AWG4.90
|
$1.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.61
AWG4.69
|
$1.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
AWG2.54
|
$1.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
$1.04
|
|
Aruba vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of groceries
pay 16.0% less for transportation
|
Aruba
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
AWG9.86
|
$3.65
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
AWG54.00
|
$35.20
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,095.70
AWG46,972.26
|
$34,700.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$48.03
AWG86.45
|
$9.22
|
|
Aruba vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of transportation
pay 7.9% less for housing
|
Aruba
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$86.50
AWG155.71
|
$62.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.36
AWG1,269.65
|
$800.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$985.96
AWG1,774.72
|
$580.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$195.56
AWG352.01
|
$242.07
|
|
Aruba vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of housing
pay 19.2% more for childcare
|
Aruba
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$275.00
AWG495.00
|
$453.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,223.55
AWG23,802.39
|
$9,760.00
|
|
Aruba vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of childcare
pay 29.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Aruba
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
AWG7.20
|
$2.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
AWG7.64
|
$3.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.75
AWG24.75
|
$11.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$83.11
AWG149.60
|
$37.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.47
AWG22.44
|
$9.90
|
|
Aruba vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 16.0% less for clothing
|
Aruba
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.00
AWG99.00
|
$42.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.85
AWG104.14
|
$54.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.41
AWG205.93
|
$81.06
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.90
AWG185.22
|
$96.00
|
|
Aruba vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of clothing
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