Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 0.7% more expensive than Barbados.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 12.6% less for restaurants
Barbados
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
$60.00
|
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.41
$20.82
|
$9.25
AWG16.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
$3.51
|
$1.95
AWG3.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
$2.86
|
$1.61
AWG2.91
|
|
pay 9.6% less for groceries
Barbados
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.61
$5.23
|
$2.54
AWG4.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.69
$15.38
|
$6.57
AWG11.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.27
$26.54
|
$7.86
AWG14.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.07
$10.13
|
$4.11
AWG7.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.36
$10.73
|
$4.22
AWG7.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.74
$3.47
|
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
$2.58
|
$1.53
AWG2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
$3.45
|
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.44
$4.88
|
$2.72
AWG4.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
$2.55
|
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.64
$3.27
|
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
|
pay 28.6% less for transportation
Barbados
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.94
$15.88
|
$5.03
AWG9.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$55.50
$111.00
|
$45.83
AWG82.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,500.00
$85,000.00
|
$22,191.40
AWG40,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.15
$76.30
|
$33.30
AWG60.02
|
|
pay 23.9% more for housing
Barbados
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.33
$118.67
|
$71.25
AWG128.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.61
$1,261.21
|
$718.61
AWG1,295.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.78
$895.56
|
$557.75
AWG1,005.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.02
$200.04
|
$136.96
AWG246.87
|
|
pay 45.1% more for childcare
Barbados
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$313.33
$626.67
|
$228.61
AWG412.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,944.44
$9,888.89
|
$10,737.40
AWG19,354.17
|
|
pay 2.5% less for entertainment and sports
Barbados
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
$5.26
|
$4.00
AWG7.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.50
$9.00
|
$3.08
AWG5.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.98
$17.96
|
$8.48
AWG15.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$82.23
$164.46
|
$60.82
AWG109.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
$20.25
|
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
|
pay 10.6% less for clothing
Barbados
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.75
$135.50
|
$77.45
AWG139.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.00
$114.00
|
$38.89
AWG70.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.01
$284.03
|
$96.64
AWG174.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.83
$201.67
|
$108.05
AWG194.77
|
|
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