Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 9.8% more expensive than Iceland.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 28.3% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
kr2,439
|
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
kr1,951
|
$9.25
AWG16.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
kr317
|
$1.95
AWG3.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
kr290
|
$1.61
AWG2.91
|
|
pay 26.7% more for groceries
Iceland
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
kr468
|
$2.54
AWG4.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
kr818
|
$6.57
AWG11.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
kr728
|
$7.86
AWG14.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
kr774
|
$4.11
AWG7.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
kr970
|
$4.22
AWG7.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
kr159
|
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
kr134
|
$1.53
AWG2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
kr160
|
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
kr251
|
$2.72
AWG4.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
kr131
|
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
kr70
|
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
|
pay 16.2% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
kr1,099
|
$5.03
AWG9.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
kr10,584
|
$45.83
AWG82.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
kr4,080,131
|
$22,191.40
AWG40,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
kr3,277
|
$33.30
AWG60.02
|
|
pay 2.4% more for housing
Iceland
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
kr8,533
|
$71.25
AWG128.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
kr196,527
|
$718.61
AWG1,295.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
kr166,234
|
$557.75
AWG1,005.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
kr9,385
|
$136.96
AWG246.87
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Iceland
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
kr35,465
|
$228.61
AWG412.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
kr376,071
|
$10,737.40
AWG19,354.17
|
|
pay 22.1% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
kr1,165
|
$4.00
AWG7.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
kr568
|
$3.08
AWG5.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
kr1,454
|
$8.48
AWG15.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
kr7,781
|
$60.82
AWG109.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
kr1,678
|
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
|
pay 32.9% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
kr16,147
|
$77.45
AWG139.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
kr6,891
|
$38.89
AWG70.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
kr20,665
|
$96.64
AWG174.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
kr23,958
|
$108.05
AWG194.77
|
|
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