Cost of living comparison
Spain is 15.0% cheaper than Aruba.
If you lived in Spain instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 1.5% less for restaurants
Aruba
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
$12.45
€11.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
AWG16.67
|
$8.47
€7.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
AWG3.52
|
$1.99
€1.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
AWG2.91
|
$1.40
€1.29
|
|
pay 44.3% less for groceries
Aruba
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
AWG4.59
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.57
AWG11.85
|
$5.73
€5.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.86
AWG14.17
|
$3.55
€3.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.11
AWG7.40
|
$2.35
€2.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.22
AWG7.61
|
$3.11
€2.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.53
AWG2.76
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
AWG4.91
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
pay 7.0% less for transportation
Aruba
|
Spain
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.03
AWG9.07
|
$6.67
€6.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.83
AWG82.61
|
$39.84
€36.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG40,000.00
|
$24,357.72
€22,432.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.30
AWG60.02
|
$14.14
€13.02
|
|
pay 16.4% less for housing
Aruba
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.25
AWG128.43
|
$40.62
€37.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$718.61
AWG1,295.29
|
$697.48
€642.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.75
AWG1,005.35
|
$570.67
€525.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.96
AWG246.87
|
$106.79
€98.35
|
|
pay 9.2% more for childcare
Aruba
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.61
AWG412.07
|
$342.46
€315.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,737.40
AWG19,354.17
|
$7,368.05
€6,785.60
|
|
pay 30.5% less for entertainment and sports
Aruba
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
AWG7.21
|
$2.66
€2.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
AWG5.55
|
$1.85
€1.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.48
AWG15.29
|
$5.55
€5.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.82
AWG109.63
|
$43.33
€39.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
$8.42
€7.75
|
|
pay 14.7% less for clothing
Aruba
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.45
AWG139.61
|
$73.58
€67.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.89
AWG70.10
|
$33.02
€30.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.64
AWG174.19
|
$74.35
€68.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.05
AWG194.77
|
$91.35
€84.13
|
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