Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 11.0% more expensive than Gibraltar.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 6.9% less for restaurants
Gibraltar
|
Aruba
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.39
GIP13.86
|
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
GIP6.93
|
$9.25
AWG16.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
GIP1.36
|
$1.95
AWG3.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
GIP1.45
|
$1.61
AWG2.90
|
|
pay 58.2% more for groceries
Gibraltar
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
GIP1.38
|
$2.54
AWG4.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.16
GIP3.32
|
$6.57
AWG11.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
GIP3.16
|
$7.86
AWG14.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
GIP2.06
|
$4.11
AWG7.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
GIP3.03
|
$4.22
AWG7.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
GIP1.78
|
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
GIP0.72
|
$1.53
AWG2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
GIP0.78
|
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
GIP0.76
|
$2.72
AWG4.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
GIP0.61
|
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
GIP0.64
|
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
|
pay 66.6% more for transportation
Gibraltar
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
GIP4.17
|
$5.03
AWG9.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.42
GIP9.90
|
$45.83
AWG82.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,381.44
GIP26,607.25
|
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.72
GIP19.70
|
$33.30
AWG59.94
|
|
pay 6.0% less for housing
Gibraltar
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.65
GIP41.17
|
$71.25
AWG128.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,771.10
GIP1,411.69
|
$718.61
AWG1,293.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,551.15
GIP1,236.37
|
$557.75
AWG1,003.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.77
GIP67.57
|
$136.96
AWG246.53
|
|
pay 41.0% less for childcare
Gibraltar
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$897.07
GIP715.03
|
$228.61
AWG411.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,592.94
GIP9,240.35
|
$10,737.40
AWG19,327.32
|
|
pay 18.5% more for entertainment and sports
Gibraltar
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.04
GIP3.22
|
$4.00
AWG7.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
GIP2.28
|
$3.08
AWG5.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.22
GIP3.37
|
$8.48
AWG15.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.59
GIP53.87
|
$60.82
AWG109.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
GIP8.42
|
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
|
pay 12.2% less for clothing
Gibraltar
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$122.27
GIP97.46
|
$77.45
AWG139.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.76
GIP32.49
|
$38.89
AWG70.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.94
GIP100.38
|
$96.64
AWG173.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
GIP74.25
|
$108.05
AWG194.50
|
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