Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 39.9% more expensive than South Korea.
If you lived in Aruba instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 84.0% more for restaurants
South Korea
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.13
₩8,447
|
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.18
₩7,137
|
$9.25
AWG16.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
₩1,938
|
$1.95
AWG3.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
₩930
|
$1.61
AWG2.90
|
|
pay 2.7% less for groceries
South Korea
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.74
₩3,780
|
$2.54
AWG4.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.12
₩11,188
|
$6.57
AWG11.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
₩9,922
|
$7.86
AWG14.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
₩3,764
|
$4.11
AWG7.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
₩4,940
|
$4.22
AWG7.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,991
|
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
₩2,080
|
$1.53
AWG2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.66
₩3,667
|
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
₩3,159
|
$2.72
AWG4.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
₩1,925
|
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
₩1,494
|
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
|
pay 60.3% more for transportation
South Korea
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₩6,786
|
$5.03
AWG9.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.73
₩60,258
|
$45.83
AWG82.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,660.56
₩39,493,672
|
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
₩12,865
|
$33.30
AWG59.94
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
South Korea
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.09
₩29,060
|
$71.25
AWG128.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.42
₩540,750
|
$718.61
AWG1,293.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$302.43
₩416,742
|
$557.75
AWG1,003.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.18
₩153,199
|
$136.96
AWG246.53
|
|
pay 38.4% less for childcare
South Korea
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.96
₩472,586
|
$228.61
AWG411.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,987.50
₩26,164,395
|
$10,737.40
AWG19,327.32
|
|
pay 45.3% more for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
₩4,021
|
$4.00
AWG7.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.29
₩4,533
|
$3.08
AWG5.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.45
₩4,754
|
$8.48
AWG15.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.03
₩60,668
|
$60.82
AWG109.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
₩12,299
|
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
|
pay 23.5% more for clothing
South Korea
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
₩66,752
|
$77.45
AWG139.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.60
₩61,457
|
$38.89
AWG70.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.46
₩103,978
|
$96.64
AWG173.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.03
₩125,443
|
$108.05
AWG194.50
|
|
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