Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 0.1% cheaper than Israel.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Israel, you would:
pay 27.9% less for restaurants
Israel
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.90
₪66.52
|
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.39
₪53.50
|
$9.25
AWG16.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
₪9.28
|
$1.95
AWG3.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
₪7.10
|
$1.61
AWG2.91
|
|
pay 60.7% more for groceries
Israel
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
₪7.98
|
$2.54
AWG4.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
₪23.52
|
$6.57
AWG11.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.35
₪23.59
|
$7.86
AWG14.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
₪13.64
|
$4.11
AWG7.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
₪16.39
|
$4.22
AWG7.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₪5.00
|
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
₪3.75
|
$1.53
AWG2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₪2.90
|
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
₪2.99
|
$2.72
AWG4.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₪2.13
|
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₪2.01
|
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
|
pay 3.9% more for transportation
Israel
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.29
₪27.08
|
$5.03
AWG9.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.84
₪211.28
|
$45.83
AWG82.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,263.55
₪142,226.75
|
$22,191.40
AWG40,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.01
₪59.50
|
$33.30
AWG60.02
|
|
pay 21.5% more for housing
Israel
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.44
₪102.01
|
$71.25
AWG128.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$937.71
₪3,485.49
|
$718.61
AWG1,295.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$781.37
₪2,904.36
|
$557.75
AWG1,005.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$174.52
₪648.70
|
$136.96
AWG246.87
|
|
pay 25.2% less for childcare
Israel
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$818.87
₪3,043.76
|
$228.61
AWG412.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,820.34
₪32,785.47
|
$10,737.40
AWG19,354.17
|
|
pay 18.4% less for entertainment and sports
Israel
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.83
₪29.10
|
$4.00
AWG7.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
₪12.94
|
$3.08
AWG5.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.79
₪36.38
|
$8.48
AWG15.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.71
₪236.82
|
$60.82
AWG109.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.62
₪43.20
|
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
|
pay 15.6% less for clothing
Israel
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.13
₪320.15
|
$77.45
AWG139.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.49
₪198.84
|
$38.89
AWG70.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.65
₪407.56
|
$96.64
AWG174.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.42
₪462.46
|
$108.05
AWG194.77
|
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