Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 24.9% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Japan, you would:
pay 72.3% more for restaurants
Japan
|
Aruba
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
¥1,077
|
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
¥814
|
$9.25
AWG16.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥178
|
$1.95
AWG3.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
¥141
|
$1.61
AWG2.90
|
|
pay 21.3% more for groceries
Japan
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥248
|
$2.54
AWG4.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
¥1,049
|
$6.57
AWG11.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
¥866
|
$7.86
AWG14.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
¥293
|
$4.11
AWG7.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.14
¥492
|
$4.22
AWG7.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥399
|
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥211
|
$1.53
AWG2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
¥324
|
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
¥336
|
$2.72
AWG4.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥215
|
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥153
|
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
|
pay 0.1% less for transportation
Japan
|
Aruba
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
¥751
|
$5.03
AWG9.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.51
¥12,149
|
$45.83
AWG82.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,322.73
¥3,185,404
|
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.34
¥4,128
|
$33.30
AWG59.94
|
|
pay 38.8% more for housing
Japan
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
¥5,650
|
$71.25
AWG128.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.71
¥91,961
|
$718.61
AWG1,293.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.57
¥62,942
|
$557.75
AWG1,003.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.79
¥22,381
|
$136.96
AWG246.53
|
|
pay 23.2% less for childcare
Japan
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.45
¥53,833
|
$228.61
AWG411.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,362.75
¥1,937,749
|
$10,737.40
AWG19,327.32
|
|
pay 20.4% more for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
¥475
|
$4.00
AWG7.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
¥496
|
$3.08
AWG5.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.29
¥673
|
$8.48
AWG15.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.62
¥9,659
|
$60.82
AWG109.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
¥2,049
|
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
|
pay 45.1% more for clothing
Japan
|
Aruba
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.55
¥6,826
|
$77.45
AWG139.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
¥5,035
|
$38.89
AWG70.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.61
¥9,344
|
$96.64
AWG173.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.53
¥14,190
|
$108.05
AWG194.50
|
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