Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 2.3 times more expensive than Aruba.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Aruba
|
Switzerland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
$26.06
CHF23.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
AWG16.67
|
$16.57
CHF15.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
AWG3.52
|
$4.36
CHF3.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
AWG2.91
|
$3.85
CHF3.49
|
|
pay 30.2% more for groceries
Aruba
|
Switzerland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
AWG4.59
|
$3.23
CHF2.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.57
AWG11.85
|
$14.05
CHF12.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.86
AWG14.17
|
$6.73
CHF6.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.11
AWG7.40
|
$6.47
CHF5.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.22
AWG7.61
|
$11.61
CHF10.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
$1.92
CHF1.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.53
AWG2.76
|
$1.29
CHF1.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
$1.50
CHF1.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
AWG4.91
|
$2.00
CHF1.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
$1.16
CHF1.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
$1.15
CHF1.04
|
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pay 63.0% more for transportation
Aruba
|
Switzerland
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.03
AWG9.07
|
$7.86
CHF7.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.83
AWG82.61
|
$101.99
CHF92.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG40,000.00
|
$34,369.68
CHF31,101.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.30
AWG60.02
|
$39.48
CHF35.73
|
|
pay 63.7% more for housing
Aruba
|
Switzerland
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.25
AWG128.43
|
$58.09
CHF52.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$718.61
AWG1,295.29
|
$1,527.18
CHF1,381.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.75
AWG1,005.35
|
$1,267.40
CHF1,146.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.96
AWG246.87
|
$182.90
CHF165.51
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for childcare
Aruba
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.61
AWG412.07
|
$2,253.56
CHF2,039.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,737.40
AWG19,354.17
|
$28,390.10
CHF25,690.38
|
|
pay 58.6% more for entertainment and sports
Aruba
|
Switzerland
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
AWG7.21
|
$6.80
CHF6.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
AWG5.55
|
$5.05
CHF4.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.48
AWG15.29
|
$9.54
CHF8.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.82
AWG109.63
|
$88.43
CHF80.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
$20.14
CHF18.23
|
|
pay 45.5% more for clothing
Aruba
|
Switzerland
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.45
AWG139.61
|
$111.16
CHF100.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.89
AWG70.10
|
$56.12
CHF50.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.64
AWG174.19
|
$131.83
CHF119.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.05
AWG194.77
|
$170.76
CHF154.53
|
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