Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 55.1% more expensive than Chile.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Chile, you would:
pay 44.0% more for restaurants
Chile
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
CLF0.2500
|
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
CLF0.2300
|
$9.25
AWG16.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
CLF0.0500
|
$1.95
AWG3.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
CLF0.0400
|
$1.61
AWG2.90
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Chile
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
CLF0.0500
|
$2.54
AWG4.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.79
CLF0.1600
|
$6.57
AWG11.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
CLF0.1500
|
$7.86
AWG14.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
CLF0.1000
|
$4.11
AWG7.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
CLF0.0900
|
$4.22
AWG7.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$1.53
AWG2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
CLF0.0300
|
$2.72
AWG4.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CLF0.0200
|
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
CLF0.0200
|
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
|
pay 42.2% more for transportation
Chile
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
CLF0.1800
|
$5.03
AWG9.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.36
CLF1.5800
|
$45.83
AWG82.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,551.34
CLF599.2000
|
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.31
CLF0.4500
|
$33.30
AWG59.94
|
|
pay 70.0% more for housing
Chile
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.10
CLF1.0300
|
$71.25
AWG128.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$449.67
CLF15.3500
|
$718.61
AWG1,293.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.32
CLF13.2200
|
$557.75
AWG1,003.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.11
CLF3.3500
|
$136.96
AWG246.53
|
|
pay 44.6% more for childcare
Chile
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.26
CLF10.6600
|
$228.61
AWG411.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,973.52
CLF169.8000
|
$10,737.40
AWG19,327.32
|
|
pay 34.4% more for entertainment and sports
Chile
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
CLF0.1100
|
$4.00
AWG7.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.82
CLF0.1000
|
$3.08
AWG5.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
CLF0.2000
|
$8.48
AWG15.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.65
CLF1.4900
|
$60.82
AWG109.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.56
CLF0.2200
|
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
|
pay 48.4% more for clothing
Chile
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.97
CLF1.6400
|
$77.45
AWG139.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
CLF1.0000
|
$38.89
AWG70.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.17
CLF2.1200
|
$96.64
AWG173.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.99
CLF2.5600
|
$108.05
AWG194.50
|
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