Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 41.2% more expensive than Qatar.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Qatar
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
QAR26.95
|
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
QAR24.46
|
$9.25
AWG16.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
$1.95
AWG3.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.34
|
$1.61
AWG2.91
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Qatar
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
QAR5.26
|
$2.54
AWG4.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
QAR17.13
|
$6.57
AWG11.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
QAR26.90
|
$7.86
AWG14.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.82
|
$4.11
AWG7.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
QAR11.66
|
$4.22
AWG7.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
QAR3.19
|
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
QAR2.72
|
$1.53
AWG2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
QAR2.82
|
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
QAR2.14
|
$2.72
AWG4.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
QAR1.93
|
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.90
|
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
|
pay 92.5% more for transportation
Qatar
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.15
QAR7.81
|
$5.03
AWG9.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.70
QAR166.38
|
$45.83
AWG82.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,343.91
QAR74,072.16
|
$22,191.40
AWG40,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.21
QAR37.19
|
$33.30
AWG60.02
|
|
pay 0.4% more for housing
Qatar
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.54
QAR318.74
|
$71.25
AWG128.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,492.84
QAR5,435.45
|
$718.61
AWG1,295.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.87
QAR4,416.05
|
$557.75
AWG1,005.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.59
QAR220.60
|
$136.96
AWG246.87
|
|
pay 34.1% less for childcare
Qatar
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$691.86
QAR2,519.07
|
$228.61
AWG412.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,875.73
QAR39,598.53
|
$10,737.40
AWG19,354.17
|
|
pay 29.1% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$16.79
QAR61.14
|
$4.00
AWG7.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
QAR17.15
|
$3.08
AWG5.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.32
QAR23.01
|
$8.48
AWG15.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$131.32
QAR478.13
|
$60.82
AWG109.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.79
QAR42.93
|
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
|
pay 15.8% more for clothing
Qatar
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.11
QAR266.18
|
$77.45
AWG139.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.32
QAR168.64
|
$38.89
AWG70.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.56
QAR275.11
|
$96.64
AWG174.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.30
QAR270.53
|
$108.05
AWG194.77
|
|
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