Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 16.7% more expensive than Malta.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Malta, you would:
pay 6.1% less for restaurants
Malta
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.50
|
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.42
€8.68
|
$9.25
AWG16.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.93
|
$1.95
AWG3.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.30
|
$1.61
AWG2.91
|
|
pay 59.6% more for groceries
Malta
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
€1.09
|
$2.54
AWG4.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
€4.63
|
$6.57
AWG11.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.89
|
$7.86
AWG14.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
€2.41
|
$4.11
AWG7.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.26
|
$4.22
AWG7.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.10
|
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.85
|
$1.53
AWG2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.99
|
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.19
|
$2.72
AWG4.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.74
|
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
|
pay 22.4% more for transportation
Malta
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.25
|
$5.03
AWG9.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.21
€26.90
|
$45.83
AWG82.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,036.28
€22,136.22
|
$22,191.40
AWG40,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.15
|
$33.30
AWG60.02
|
|
pay 31.7% more for housing
Malta
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.69
€32.87
|
$71.25
AWG128.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$914.55
€842.26
|
$718.61
AWG1,295.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.88
€672.19
|
$557.75
AWG1,005.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.58
€73.28
|
$136.96
AWG246.87
|
|
pay 6.1% less for childcare
Malta
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.67
€364.39
|
$228.61
AWG412.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,258.81
€7,605.95
|
$10,737.40
AWG19,354.17
|
|
pay 16.5% more for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.85
|
$4.00
AWG7.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.28
|
$3.08
AWG5.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
€5.70
|
$8.48
AWG15.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.27
€59.19
|
$60.82
AWG109.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.48
|
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
|
pay 0.8% less for clothing
Malta
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.26
€75.76
|
$77.45
AWG139.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.09
€36.92
|
$38.89
AWG70.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€80.03
|
$96.64
AWG174.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.30
€105.26
|
$108.05
AWG194.77
|
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