Cost of living comparison

Honduras

compared to

Aruba

Aruba vs. Honduras Cost of Living Summary

Aruba is 72.9% more expensive than Honduras overall.

Restaurants: pay 95.2% more in Aruba
Groceries: pay 51.6% more in Aruba
Transportation: pay 47.8% more in Aruba
Housing: pay 96.7% more in Aruba
Childcare: pay 59.0% more in Aruba
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Aruba
Clothing: pay 37.1% more in Aruba

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, childcare, groceries, and transportation in Aruba are more expensive than in Honduras. Notably, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Aruba.

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Aruba vs. Honduras Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 95.2% more for restaurants

	Honduras	Aruba
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.63 HNL205.22	$20.08 AWG36.18	+163.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 HNL226.39	$10.39 AWG18.71	+23.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 HNL27.50	$2.28 AWG4.11	+123.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 HNL23.63	$1.96 AWG3.52	+122.6%
Average			+95.2%

Honduras vs. Aruba - Cost of restaurants

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pay 51.6% more for groceries

	Honduras	Aruba
Bread 1 loaf	$2.36 HNL63.49	$2.95 AWG5.31	+24.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.44 HNL119.37	$6.50 AWG11.71	+46.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.41 HNL145.50	$6.74 AWG12.15	+24.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 HNL55.10	$5.17 AWG9.31	+152.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.85 HNL76.54	$3.45 AWG6.21	+21.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.61 HNL43.27	$2.10 AWG3.78	+30.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 HNL15.80	$0.98 AWG1.77	+67.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 HNL26.56	$2.27 AWG4.09	+129.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 HNL17.41	$1.59 AWG2.86	+145.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 HNL24.26	$1.01 AWG1.82	+11.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.89 HNL24.00	$0.91 AWG1.64	+1.8%
Average			+51.6%

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pay 47.8% more for transportation

	Honduras	Aruba
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 HNL110.85	$9.17 AWG16.51	+122.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.76 HNL961.35	$30.00 AWG54.04	-16.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,409.36 HNL576K	$26,095.70 AWG47,004.88	+21.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.53 HNL498.20	$48.03 AWG86.51	+159.2%
Average			+47.8%

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pay 96.7% more for housing

	Honduras	Aruba
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.26 HNL1,593.25	$95.25 AWG171.58	+60.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$620.19 HNL16,674.00	$1,027.78 AWG1,851.28	+65.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$479.00 HNL12,877.88	$1,183.33 AWG2,131.48	+147.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$103.84 HNL2,791.72	$187.84 AWG338.36	+80.9%
Average			+96.7%

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pay 59.0% more for childcare

	Honduras	Aruba
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$290.83 HNL7,818.90	$275.00 AWG495.34	-5.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,943.05 HNL133K	$13,223.55 AWG23,818.92	+167.5%
Average			+59.0%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Honduras	Aruba
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.83 HNL49.11	$5.64 AWG10.17	+209.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.98 HNL80.04	$4.73 AWG8.52	+58.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.99 HNL80.29	$10.00 AWG18.01	+234.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.04 HNL1,210.92	$62.22 AWG112.08	+38.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.64 HNL151.73	$11.94 AWG21.50	+111.5%
Average			+102.8%

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pay 37.1% more for clothing

	Honduras	Aruba
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.59 HNL1,494.58	$60.00 AWG108.08	+7.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.60 HNL983.94	$57.85 AWG104.21	+58.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.51 HNL1,976.29	$114.41 AWG206.07	+55.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.25 HNL2,076.89	$102.90 AWG185.35	+33.2%
Average			+37.1%

Honduras vs. Aruba - Cost of clothing

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