Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 52.7% more expensive than Solomon Islands.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 19.7% more for restaurants
Solomon Islands
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
$45.98
|
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
$127.73
|
$9.25
AWG16.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
$20.44
|
$1.95
AWG3.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
$10.22
|
$1.61
AWG2.90
|
|
pay 13.2% more for groceries
Solomon Islands
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
$12.13
|
$2.54
AWG4.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
$73.06
|
$6.57
AWG11.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
$85.10
|
$7.86
AWG14.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
$39.85
|
$4.11
AWG7.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
$36.15
|
$4.22
AWG7.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
$16.84
|
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
$4.64
|
$1.53
AWG2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
$23.18
|
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
$15.33
|
$2.72
AWG4.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
$17.15
|
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
$11.36
|
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
|
pay 9.7% more for transportation
Solomon Islands
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
$38.89
|
$5.03
AWG9.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$45.83
AWG82.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$33.30
AWG59.94
|
|
pay 30.9% less for housing
Solomon Islands
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
$4,087,414.26
|
$71.25
AWG128.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
$4,938.96
|
$718.61
AWG1,293.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
$5,620.19
|
$557.75
AWG1,003.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$136.96
AWG246.53
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Solomon Islands
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
$1,021.85
|
$228.61
AWG411.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
$30,655.61
|
$10,737.40
AWG19,327.32
|
|
pay 44.6% more for entertainment and sports
Solomon Islands
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
$38.32
|
$4.00
AWG7.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
$34.06
|
$3.08
AWG5.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
$32.70
|
$8.48
AWG15.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
$510.93
|
$60.82
AWG109.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
$35.76
|
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Solomon Islands
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
$178.82
|
$77.45
AWG139.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
$61.31
|
$38.89
AWG70.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
$970.76
|
$96.64
AWG173.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
$1,021.85
|
$108.05
AWG194.50
|
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