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Aruba vs. Guyana Cost of Living Summary

Aruba is 40.2% more expensive than Guyana overall.

Restaurants: pay 73.4% more in Aruba
Groceries: pay 13.2% more in Aruba
Transportation: pay 31.3% more in Aruba
Housing: pay 85.6% more in Aruba
Childcare: pay 58.0% less in Aruba
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Aruba
Clothing: pay 4.5% less in Aruba

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, transportation, and groceries in Aruba are more expensive than in Guyana. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Aruba. Notably, entertainment and sports and housing are significantly more expensive in Aruba.

Aruba vs. Guyana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Aruba instead of Guyana, you would:

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pay 73.4% more for restaurants

	Guyana	Aruba
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.95 GYD2,492.06	$17.00 AWG30.60	+42.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.37 GYD1,953.77	$10.14 AWG18.24	+8.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 GYD245.88	$1.86 AWG3.34	+57.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 GYD133.57	$1.83 AWG3.29	+185.7%
Average			+73.4%

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pay 13.2% more for groceries

	Guyana	Aruba
Bread 1 loaf	$2.09 GYD435.76	$3.40 AWG6.12	+62.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.94 GYD1,447.18	$11.12 AWG20.03	+60.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.04 GYD2,720.53	$7.97 AWG14.34	-38.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.55 GYD948.64	$5.41 AWG9.74	+19.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.03 GYD631.70	$3.61 AWG6.49	+19.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.47 GYD722.89	$2.41 AWG4.34	-30.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.53 GYD319.76	$1.16 AWG2.09	-24.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.66 GYD347.03	$2.72 AWG4.90	+63.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.74 GYD571.77	$2.61 AWG4.69	-4.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 GYD227.50	$1.41 AWG2.54	+29.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 GYD305.58	$1.30 AWG2.35	-11.0%
Average			+13.2%

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pay 31.3% more for transportation

	Guyana	Aruba
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.89 GYD811.28	$5.48 AWG9.86	+40.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.67 GYD5,980.94	$30.00 AWG54.00	+4.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,218.32 GYD4,635,225.77	$26,095.70 AWG46,972.26	+17.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.62 GYD6,180.30	$48.03 AWG86.45	+62.1%
Average			+31.3%

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pay 85.6% more for housing

	Guyana	Aruba
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.36 GYD10,506.51	$86.50 AWG155.71	+71.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$906.97 GYD189,213.29	$705.36 AWG1,269.65	-22.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$410.12 GYD85,560.62	$985.96 AWG1,774.72	+140.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.46 GYD16,160.26	$195.56 AWG352.01	+152.5%
Average			+85.6%

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pay 58.0% less for childcare

	Guyana	Aruba
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,014.45 GYD211,635.94	$275.00 AWG495.00	-72.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,232.76 GYD4,846,859.30	$13,223.55 AWG23,802.39	-43.1%
Average			-58.0%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Guyana	Aruba
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.03 GYD423.65	$4.00 AWG7.20	+97.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.83 GYD1,216.12	$4.24 AWG7.64	-27.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 GYD558.22	$13.75 AWG24.75	+413.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.23 GYD7,974.58	$83.11 AWG149.60	+117.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.21 GYD1,295.87	$12.47 AWG22.44	+100.7%
Average			+140.4%

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pay 4.5% less for clothing

	Guyana	Aruba
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.17 GYD10,466.64	$55.00 AWG99.00	+9.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.56 GYD10,965.05	$57.85 AWG104.14	+10.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$148.12 GYD30,901.51	$114.41 AWG205.93	-22.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.65 GYD25,169.77	$102.90 AWG185.22	-14.7%
Average			-4.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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