Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 2.1 times more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
BOB23.73
|
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.51
BOB44.96
|
$9.25
AWG16.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
BOB6.71
|
$1.95
AWG3.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BOB5.17
|
$1.61
AWG2.91
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Bolivia
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
BOB8.81
|
$2.54
AWG4.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.45
BOB16.95
|
$6.57
AWG11.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
BOB24.88
|
$7.86
AWG14.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
BOB10.63
|
$4.11
AWG7.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BOB12.20
|
$4.22
AWG7.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
BOB6.76
|
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
BOB3.24
|
$1.53
AWG2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
BOB3.55
|
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BOB4.17
|
$2.72
AWG4.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
BOB3.83
|
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BOB3.58
|
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
|
pay 89.5% more for transportation
Bolivia
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.03
BOB13.99
|
$5.03
AWG9.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.11
BOB214.83
|
$45.83
AWG82.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,452.82
BOB106,714.58
|
$22,191.40
AWG40,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.23
BOB105.17
|
$33.30
AWG60.02
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Bolivia
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.88
BOB365.15
|
$71.25
AWG128.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$306.54
BOB2,116.93
|
$718.61
AWG1,295.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$213.11
BOB1,471.67
|
$557.75
AWG1,005.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB202.03
|
$136.96
AWG246.87
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Bolivia
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.51
BOB1,177.53
|
$228.61
AWG412.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,636.74
BOB25,114.73
|
$10,737.40
AWG19,354.17
|
|
pay 81.6% more for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
BOB14.74
|
$4.00
AWG7.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
BOB16.32
|
$3.08
AWG5.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
BOB18.88
|
$8.48
AWG15.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.42
BOB286.02
|
$60.82
AWG109.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
BOB52.01
|
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
|
pay 51.2% more for clothing
Bolivia
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.05
BOB283.47
|
$77.45
AWG139.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
BOB334.92
|
$38.89
AWG70.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.57
BOB452.84
|
$96.64
AWG174.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.30
BOB395.70
|
$108.05
AWG194.77
|
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