Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 36.1% more expensive than Aruba.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 3.7% more for restaurants
Aruba
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
$17.09
£13.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
AWG16.65
|
$7.46
£5.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
AWG3.52
|
$1.84
£1.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
AWG2.90
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
|
pay 43.8% less for groceries
Aruba
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
AWG4.58
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.57
AWG11.83
|
$3.60
£2.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.86
AWG14.16
|
$4.68
£3.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.11
AWG7.39
|
$2.58
£2.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.22
AWG7.60
|
$3.16
£2.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
$1.05
£0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.53
AWG2.76
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
$0.99
£0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
AWG4.90
|
$1.17
£0.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
|
pay 27.2% more for transportation
Aruba
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.03
AWG9.06
|
$7.31
£5.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.83
AWG82.50
|
$91.63
£73.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
$25,486.21
£20,459.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.30
AWG59.94
|
$16.30
£13.08
|
|
pay 20.8% more for housing
Aruba
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.25
AWG128.25
|
$37.72
£30.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$718.61
AWG1,293.49
|
$1,053.04
£845.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.75
AWG1,003.96
|
$836.18
£671.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.96
AWG246.53
|
$183.29
£147.14
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Aruba
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.61
AWG411.50
|
$1,186.33
£952.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,737.40
AWG19,327.32
|
$16,551.73
£13,287.10
|
|
pay 20.7% more for entertainment and sports
Aruba
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
AWG7.20
|
$4.95
£3.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
AWG5.54
|
$3.59
£2.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.48
AWG15.27
|
$14.82
£11.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.82
AWG109.48
|
$41.78
£33.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
$11.97
£9.61
|
|
pay 12.5% less for clothing
Aruba
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.45
AWG139.42
|
$73.74
£59.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.89
AWG70.00
|
$38.00
£30.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.64
AWG173.95
|
$79.51
£63.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.05
AWG194.50
|
$80.83
£64.89
|
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