Cost of living comparison
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Aruba vs. El Salvador Cost of Living Summary
Aruba is 50.5% more expensive than El Salvador overall.
Aruba vs. El Salvador Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Aruba instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
El Salvador
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.75
SVC59.06
|
$20.08
AWG36.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
SVC61.25
|
$10.39
AWG18.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
SVC10.01
|
$2.28
AWG4.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
$1.96
AWG3.52
|
|
El Salvador vs. Aruba - Cost of restaurants
pay 19.8% more for groceries
|
El Salvador
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.53
SVC22.11
|
$2.95
AWG5.31
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.85
SVC33.72
|
$6.50
AWG11.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.71
SVC58.72
|
$6.74
AWG12.15
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
SVC23.35
|
$5.17
AWG9.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
SVC24.77
|
$3.45
AWG6.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.88
SVC16.49
|
$2.10
AWG3.78
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
SVC5.54
|
$0.98
AWG1.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SVC10.35
|
$2.27
AWG4.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
SVC13.68
|
$1.59
AWG2.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
SVC11.65
|
$1.01
AWG1.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.49
SVC13.05
|
$0.91
AWG1.64
|
|
El Salvador vs. Aruba - Cost of groceries
pay 26.4% more for transportation
|
El Salvador
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.75
SVC41.60
|
$9.17
AWG16.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.50
SVC328.13
|
$30.00
AWG54.04
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SVC219K
|
$26,095.70
AWG47,004.88
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.00
SVC262.50
|
$48.03
AWG86.51
|
|
El Salvador vs. Aruba - Cost of transportation
pay 58.0% more for housing
|
El Salvador
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.50
SVC371.88
|
$95.25
AWG171.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$824.50
SVC7,214.43
|
$1,027.78
AWG1,851.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$660.00
SVC5,775.07
|
$1,183.33
AWG2,131.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.35
SVC869.35
|
$187.84
AWG338.36
|
|
El Salvador vs. Aruba - Cost of housing
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
El Salvador
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.67
SVC1,423.35
|
$275.00
AWG495.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,720.00
SVC41,300.50
|
$13,223.55
AWG23,818.92
|
|
El Salvador vs. Aruba - Cost of childcare
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
El Salvador
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.50
|
$5.64
AWG10.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.55
SVC31.02
|
$4.73
AWG8.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.00
|
$10.00
AWG18.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.30
SVC247.63
|
$62.22
AWG112.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.75
|
$11.94
AWG21.50
|
|
El Salvador vs. Aruba - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 1.7% less for clothing
|
El Salvador
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.15
SVC587.57
|
$60.00
AWG108.08
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.00
SVC411.25
|
$57.85
AWG104.21
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.33
SVC1,035.43
|
$114.41
AWG206.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.00
SVC1,023.76
|
$102.90
AWG185.35
|
|
El Salvador vs. Aruba - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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