Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 15.8% cheaper than Guernsey.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 12.8% less for restaurants
Guernsey
|
Aruba
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.79
£14.97
|
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.93
|
$9.25
AWG16.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.83
|
$1.95
AWG3.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
£1.30
|
$1.61
AWG2.90
|
|
pay 5.1% more for groceries
Guernsey
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
$2.54
AWG4.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
£4.55
|
$6.57
AWG11.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.53
|
$7.86
AWG14.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
£3.82
|
$4.11
AWG7.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.50
|
$4.22
AWG7.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
£2.16
|
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.68
£2.14
|
$1.53
AWG2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.33
|
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.55
|
$2.72
AWG4.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
£0.88
|
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.65
|
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
|
pay 3.6% less for transportation
Guernsey
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.41
£5.11
|
$5.03
AWG9.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.62
£40.34
|
$45.83
AWG82.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,537.25
£22,746.10
|
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
£19.14
|
$33.30
AWG59.94
|
|
pay 26.7% less for housing
Guernsey
|
Aruba
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.19
£49.57
|
$71.25
AWG128.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,570.37
£1,251.69
|
$718.61
AWG1,293.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,409.56
£1,123.52
|
$557.75
AWG1,003.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.13
£117.27
|
$136.96
AWG246.53
|
|
pay 60.2% less for childcare
Guernsey
|
Aruba
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,425.66
£1,136.34
|
$228.61
AWG411.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,919.68
£13,486.12
|
$10,737.40
AWG19,327.32
|
|
pay 14.5% less for entertainment and sports
Guernsey
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.68
£4.53
|
$4.00
AWG7.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
£3.06
|
$3.08
AWG5.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.76
£7.78
|
$8.48
AWG15.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.46
£59.35
|
$60.82
AWG109.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.24
£7.36
|
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
|
pay 2.2% more for clothing
Guernsey
|
Aruba
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.66
£72.26
|
$77.45
AWG139.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.47
£29.87
|
$38.89
AWG70.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.36
£68.04
|
$96.64
AWG173.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.62
£81.00
|
$108.05
AWG194.50
|
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