Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 11.2% more expensive than Finland.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Finland, you would:
pay 14.0% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.89
|
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
€8.91
|
$9.25
AWG16.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
€2.43
|
$1.95
AWG3.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
€1.65
|
$1.61
AWG2.90
|
|
pay 54.3% more for groceries
Finland
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
€2.25
|
$2.54
AWG4.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.76
|
$6.57
AWG11.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$7.86
AWG14.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.78
|
$4.11
AWG7.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
€4.55
|
$4.22
AWG7.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.53
AWG2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
€1.67
|
$2.72
AWG4.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
|
pay 7.2% less for transportation
Finland
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
€8.35
|
$5.03
AWG9.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.04
€54.43
|
$45.83
AWG82.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,560.99
€27,724.25
|
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.72
€19.43
|
$33.30
AWG59.94
|
|
pay 59.6% more for housing
Finland
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.03
€21.60
|
$71.25
AWG128.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.51
€698.25
|
$718.61
AWG1,293.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.65
€579.28
|
$557.75
AWG1,003.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.36
€90.37
|
$136.96
AWG246.53
|
|
pay 0.7% more for childcare
Finland
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$346.47
€324.95
|
$228.61
AWG411.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,931.98
€7,439.13
|
$10,737.40
AWG19,327.32
|
|
pay 16.1% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.11
€6.67
|
$4.00
AWG7.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
€3.92
|
$3.08
AWG5.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.96
€9.34
|
$8.48
AWG15.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€41.23
|
$60.82
AWG109.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.18
€14.24
|
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
|
pay 1.1% more for clothing
Finland
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.09
€83.56
|
$77.45
AWG139.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€34.03
|
$38.89
AWG70.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.40
€76.34
|
$96.64
AWG173.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.91
€110.58
|
$108.05
AWG194.50
|
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