Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 2.5 times more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲30,885
|
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
₲33,458
|
$9.25
AWG16.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,432
|
$1.95
AWG3.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₲4,338
|
$1.61
AWG2.90
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,282
|
$2.54
AWG4.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,743
|
$6.57
AWG11.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
₲21,992
|
$7.86
AWG14.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
₲13,235
|
$4.11
AWG7.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,466
|
$4.22
AWG7.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,148
|
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,255
|
$1.53
AWG2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
₲3,842
|
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₲4,623
|
$2.72
AWG4.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
₲2,591
|
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,463
|
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
|
pay 84.2% more for transportation
Paraguay
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
₲30,962
|
$5.03
AWG9.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲172,954
|
$45.83
AWG82.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲113,243,793
|
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲88,845
|
$33.30
AWG59.94
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Paraguay
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
₲152,575
|
$71.25
AWG128.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
₲2,503,043
|
$718.61
AWG1,293.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
₲1,602,857
|
$557.75
AWG1,003.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
₲319,823
|
$136.96
AWG246.53
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Paraguay
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,153,028
|
$228.61
AWG411.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,471,824
|
$10,737.40
AWG19,327.32
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
₲8,751
|
$4.00
AWG7.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
₲15,419
|
$3.08
AWG5.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲13,898
|
$8.48
AWG15.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
₲211,664
|
$60.82
AWG109.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
₲41,180
|
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
|
pay 49.4% more for clothing
Paraguay
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲286,970
|
$77.45
AWG139.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲229,919
|
$38.89
AWG70.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲551,982
|
$96.64
AWG173.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲553,350
|
$108.05
AWG194.50
|
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