Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 44.0% cheaper than Bermuda.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Bermuda, you would:
pay 45.5% less for restaurants
Bermuda
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$36.50
$36.50
|
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
$15.00
|
$9.25
AWG16.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
$3.00
|
$1.95
AWG3.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
$2.64
|
$1.61
AWG2.90
|
|
pay 51.3% less for groceries
Bermuda
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$7.15
$7.15
|
$2.54
AWG4.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.10
$7.10
|
$6.57
AWG11.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.74
$15.74
|
$7.86
AWG14.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
$6.84
|
$4.11
AWG7.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.56
$9.56
|
$4.22
AWG7.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.41
$5.41
|
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.10
$3.10
|
$1.53
AWG2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.74
$4.74
|
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.03
$4.03
|
$2.72
AWG4.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$3.84
$3.84
|
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.84
$2.84
|
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
|
pay 26.8% less for transportation
Bermuda
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.74
$8.74
|
$5.03
AWG9.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.50
$68.50
|
$45.83
AWG82.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,000.00
$38,000.00
|
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.25
$30.25
|
$33.30
AWG59.94
|
|
pay 54.8% less for housing
Bermuda
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$128.22
$128.22
|
$71.25
AWG128.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,125.00
$3,125.00
|
$718.61
AWG1,293.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,193.95
$2,193.95
|
$557.75
AWG1,003.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.50
$178.50
|
$136.96
AWG246.53
|
|
pay 68.3% less for childcare
Bermuda
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,184.67
$1,184.67
|
$228.61
AWG411.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,375.00
$24,375.00
|
$10,737.40
AWG19,327.32
|
|
pay 44.6% less for entertainment and sports
Bermuda
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.33
$9.33
|
$4.00
AWG7.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.50
$5.50
|
$3.08
AWG5.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.62
$17.62
|
$8.48
AWG15.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$114.94
$114.94
|
$60.82
AWG109.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
$13.00
|
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
|
pay 16.7% less for clothing
Bermuda
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.50
$70.50
|
$77.45
AWG139.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.00
$57.00
|
$38.89
AWG70.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$140.62
$140.62
|
$96.64
AWG173.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.75
$124.75
|
$108.05
AWG194.50
|
|
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