Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 1.2% more expensive than Belgium.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 26.8% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Aruba
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
€17.29
|
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.55
|
$9.25
AWG16.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
€2.48
|
$1.95
AWG3.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.21
|
$1.61
AWG2.90
|
|
pay 63.1% more for groceries
Belgium
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.79
|
$2.54
AWG4.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.29
|
$6.57
AWG11.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
€3.53
|
$7.86
AWG14.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.57
|
$4.11
AWG7.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.52
€4.24
|
$4.22
AWG7.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.75
|
$1.53
AWG2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.01
|
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$2.72
AWG4.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.53
|
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
|
pay 3.6% less for transportation
Belgium
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.59
€7.12
|
$5.03
AWG9.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.84
€45.82
|
$45.83
AWG82.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,847.12
€24,251.06
|
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.82
€22.35
|
$33.30
AWG59.94
|
|
pay 0.2% less for housing
Belgium
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.54
€49.30
|
$71.25
AWG128.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.75
€762.57
|
$718.61
AWG1,293.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.61
€635.77
|
$557.75
AWG1,003.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.81
€138.68
|
$136.96
AWG246.53
|
|
pay 35.5% less for childcare
Belgium
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.94
€419.34
|
$228.61
AWG411.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,799.70
€12,947.56
|
$10,737.40
AWG19,327.32
|
|
pay 14.2% more for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.38
€4.11
|
$4.00
AWG7.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
€3.03
|
$3.08
AWG5.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.08
€7.58
|
$8.48
AWG15.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.77
€29.81
|
$60.82
AWG109.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
€10.68
|
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
|
pay 3.0% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Aruba
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.51
€79.29
|
$77.45
AWG139.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.84
€37.38
|
$38.89
AWG70.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.20
€83.69
|
$96.64
AWG173.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.38
€112.01
|
$108.05
AWG194.50
|
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