Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 11.6% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 34.6% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Aruba
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.47
€17.26
|
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.80
€11.97
|
$9.25
AWG16.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
€2.64
|
$1.95
AWG3.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.49
|
$1.61
AWG2.90
|
|
pay 20.7% more for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.85
€2.66
|
$2.54
AWG4.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.44
€6.96
|
$6.57
AWG11.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
€5.38
|
$7.86
AWG14.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
€3.43
|
$4.11
AWG7.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
€5.54
|
$4.22
AWG7.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.19
|
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$1.53
AWG2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
€1.38
|
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.60
|
$2.72
AWG4.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
|
pay 16.4% more for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.69
|
$5.03
AWG9.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.74
€23.13
|
$45.83
AWG82.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,288.34
€25,511.46
|
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.68
€26.81
|
$33.30
AWG59.94
|
|
pay 27.8% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.88
€52.24
|
$71.25
AWG128.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,700.62
€1,589.89
|
$718.61
AWG1,293.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,513.73
€1,415.16
|
$557.75
AWG1,003.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.86
€156.00
|
$136.96
AWG246.53
|
|
pay 43.2% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$865.49
€809.13
|
$228.61
AWG411.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,306.85
€11,505.49
|
$10,737.40
AWG19,327.32
|
|
pay 8.1% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.03
€4.70
|
$4.00
AWG7.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.10
|
$3.08
AWG5.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.68
€7.18
|
$8.48
AWG15.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.31
€55.44
|
$60.82
AWG109.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.50
€12.62
|
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
|
pay 4.8% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.15
€73.06
|
$77.45
AWG139.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
€40.50
|
$38.89
AWG70.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.14
€91.75
|
$96.64
AWG173.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.79
€108.25
|
$108.05
AWG194.50
|
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