Cost of Living Comparison

AWG

COMPARED TO

VND

Vietnam is 49.7% cheaper than Aruba.

If you lived in Vietnam instead of Aruba, you would:

pay 73.0% less for restaurants

	Aruba	Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.50 AWG25.94	$1.82 ₫41,335	-87.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.20 AWG14.67	$4.03 ₫91,488	-50.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 AWG3.44	$0.55 ₫12,490	-71.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 AWG3.35	$0.33 ₫7,559	-82.2%
Average			-73.0%

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pay 46.8% less for groceries

	Aruba	Vietnam
Bread 1 loaf	$2.34 AWG4.18	$0.75 ₫17,071	-67.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.75 AWG12.07	$7.76 ₫176,144	+15.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.18 AWG11.06	$5.60 ₫127,115	-9.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.71 AWG4.84	$1.25 ₫28,340	-53.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.18 AWG5.69	$1.57 ₫35,712	-50.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 AWG4.07	$1.30 ₫29,601	-42.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00 AWG1.79	$0.43 ₫9,861	-56.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.69 AWG3.01	$0.71 ₫16,214	-57.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.85 AWG3.31	$0.38 ₫8,668	-79.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 AWG1.77	$0.55 ₫12,407	-44.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.36 AWG2.43	$0.45 ₫10,167	-67.1%
Average			-46.8%

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pay 33.0% less for transportation

	Aruba	Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.06 AWG9.05	$3.32 ₫75,381	-34.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$120.68 AWG215.89	$7.65 ₫173,722	-93.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,000.00 AWG39,358.00	$40,556.96 ₫920,805,117	+84.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$46.50 AWG83.19	$5.50 ₫124,893	-88.2%
Average			-33.0%

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pay 59.9% less for housing

	Aruba	Vietnam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$58.09 AWG103.93	$11.41 ₫258,961	-80.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$633.22 AWG1,132.84	$378.72 ₫8,598,392	-40.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$530.90 AWG949.78	$269.04 ₫6,108,326	-49.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$154.22 AWG275.90	$46.96 ₫1,066,244	-69.5%
Average			-59.9%

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pay 50.1% less for childcare

	Aruba	Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$241.64 AWG432.29	$137.34 ₫3,118,157	-43.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$21,003.75 AWG37,575.70	$9,034.52 ₫205,119,690	-57.0%
Average			-50.1%

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pay 64.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Aruba	Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.67 AWG6.56	$0.99 ₫22,450	-73.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.98 AWG5.33	$1.70 ₫38,494	-43.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.47 AWG15.16	$1.16 ₫26,239	-86.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.63 AWG106.67	$22.60 ₫513,030	-62.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.00 AWG16.10	$3.61 ₫82,024	-59.9%
Average			-64.9%

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pay 20.1% less for clothing

	Aruba	Vietnam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.08 AWG120.01	$37.35 ₫847,944	-44.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.19 AWG75.49	$34.24 ₫777,342	-18.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.32 AWG177.68	$105.76 ₫2,401,212	+6.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$113.13 AWG202.39	$86.06 ₫1,953,894	-23.9%
Average			-20.1%

Aruba vs. Vietnam - Cost of clothing

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