Cost of living comparison

Lebanon

compared to

Aruba

Aruba vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Aruba is 51.4% more expensive than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 67.6% more in Aruba
Groceries: pay 77.6% more in Aruba
Transportation: pay 6.5% less in Aruba
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Aruba
Childcare: pay 12.8% less in Aruba
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.1% more in Aruba
Clothing: pay 7.4% less in Aruba

The cost of housing, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Aruba are more expensive than in Lebanon. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and transportation are lower in Aruba. Notably, housing and groceries are significantly more expensive in Aruba.

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Aruba vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 67.6% more for restaurants

	Lebanon	Aruba
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.50 LBP761K	$20.08 AWG36.18	+136.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.50 LBP851K	$10.39 AWG18.71	+9.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.91 LBP171K	$2.28 AWG4.11	+19.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 LBP78,113	$1.96 AWG3.52	+124.3%
Average			+67.6%

Lebanon vs. Aruba - Cost of restaurants

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pay 77.6% more for groceries

	Lebanon	Aruba
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 LBP75,881	$2.95 AWG5.31	+248.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 LBP496K	$6.50 AWG11.71	+17.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.12 LBP548K	$6.74 AWG12.15	+10.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.38 LBP214K	$5.17 AWG9.31	+116.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.88 LBP347K	$3.45 AWG6.21	-11.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 LBP124K	$2.10 AWG3.78	+51.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 LBP68,245	$0.98 AWG1.77	+28.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 LBP66,945	$2.27 AWG4.09	+203.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 LBP40,622	$1.59 AWG2.86	+250.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 LBP37,271	$1.01 AWG1.82	+142.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 LBP63,835	$0.91 AWG1.64	+27.5%
Average			+77.6%

Lebanon vs. Aruba - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.5% less for transportation

	Lebanon	Aruba
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.04 LBP362K	$9.17 AWG16.51	+126.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.50 LBP7M	$30.00 AWG54.04	-61.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$53,500.00 LBP5B	$26,095.70 AWG47,004.88	-51.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.00 LBP2M	$48.03 AWG86.51	+166.8%
Average			-6.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Lebanon	Aruba
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.24 LBP3M	$95.25 AWG171.58	+215.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$671.90 LBP60M	$1,027.78 AWG1,851.28	+53.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$348.30 LBP31M	$1,183.33 AWG2,131.48	+239.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.50 LBP16M	$187.84 AWG338.36	+5.8%
Average			+106.5%

Lebanon vs. Aruba - Cost of housing

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pay 12.8% less for childcare

	Lebanon	Aruba
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$681.75 LBP61M	$275.00 AWG495.34	-59.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,021.88 LBP629M	$13,223.55 AWG23,818.92	+88.3%
Average			-12.8%

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pay 23.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Aruba
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 LBP448K	$5.64 AWG10.17	+12.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 LBP382K	$4.73 AWG8.52	+10.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 LBP269K	$10.00 AWG18.01	+233.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.50 LBP6M	$62.22 AWG112.08	-0.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 LBP896K	$11.94 AWG21.50	+19.4%
Average			+23.1%

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pay 7.4% less for clothing

	Lebanon	Aruba
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.62 LBP6M	$60.00 AWG108.08	-11.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.29 LBP4M	$57.85 AWG104.21	+17.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.89 LBP12M	$114.41 AWG206.07	-17.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 LBP11M	$102.90 AWG185.35	-14.3%
Average			-7.4%

Lebanon vs. Aruba - Cost of clothing

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