Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 2.9 times more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,847
|
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,637
|
$9.25
AWG16.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD597
|
$1.95
AWG3.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD324
|
$1.61
AWG2.91
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
Iraq
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,078
|
$2.54
AWG4.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,766
|
$6.57
AWG11.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,646
|
$7.86
AWG14.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,297
|
$4.11
AWG7.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,144
|
$4.22
AWG7.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD600
|
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD635
|
$1.53
AWG2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD611
|
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD405
|
$2.72
AWG4.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD379
|
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD370
|
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
|
pay 99.0% more for transportation
Iraq
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,250
|
$5.03
AWG9.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,550
|
$45.83
AWG82.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,243,604
|
$22,191.40
AWG40,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD21,904
|
$33.30
AWG60.02
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Iraq
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,687
|
$71.25
AWG128.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD364,818
|
$718.61
AWG1,295.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD242,989
|
$557.75
AWG1,005.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD86,864
|
$136.96
AWG246.87
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Iraq
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD143,255
|
$228.61
AWG412.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,020,607
|
$10,737.40
AWG19,354.17
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,246
|
$4.00
AWG7.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,928
|
$3.08
AWG5.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,319
|
$8.48
AWG15.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,720
|
$60.82
AWG109.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,141
|
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Iraq
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,299
|
$77.45
AWG139.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,052
|
$38.89
AWG70.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,623
|
$96.64
AWG174.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD67,897
|
$108.05
AWG194.77
|
|
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