Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 2.8 times more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 5.4 times more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.25
SZL41.63
|
$9.25
AWG16.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
SZL13.24
|
$1.95
AWG3.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SZL8.65
|
$1.61
AWG2.91
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
SZL10.53
|
$2.54
AWG4.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
SZL66.12
|
$6.57
AWG11.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
SZL88.58
|
$7.86
AWG14.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
SZL22.38
|
$4.11
AWG7.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
SZL35.98
|
$4.22
AWG7.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
SZL12.11
|
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.46
|
$1.53
AWG2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.38
|
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SZL10.91
|
$2.72
AWG4.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
SZL6.46
|
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
SZL6.69
|
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
|
pay 34.5% more for transportation
Swaziland
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SZL85.04
|
$5.03
AWG9.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.78
SZL533.08
|
$45.83
AWG82.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,448.00
SZL304,616.95
|
$22,191.40
AWG40,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.79
SZL459.06
|
$33.30
AWG60.02
|
|
pay 80.5% more for housing
Swaziland
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.19
SZL966.65
|
$71.25
AWG128.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$398.13
SZL7,373.43
|
$718.61
AWG1,295.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.82
SZL5,089.59
|
$557.75
AWG1,005.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.78
SZL1,255.30
|
$136.96
AWG246.87
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Swaziland
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.00
SZL2,277.95
|
$228.61
AWG412.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,243.31
SZL60,066.05
|
$10,737.40
AWG19,354.17
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
$4.00
AWG7.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
$3.08
AWG5.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
SZL37.12
|
$8.48
AWG15.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
SZL490.77
|
$60.82
AWG109.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.02
SZL55.85
|
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
|
pay 24.9% more for clothing
Swaziland
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL966.26
|
$77.45
AWG139.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.41
SZL507.69
|
$38.89
AWG70.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.51
SZL1,694.69
|
$96.64
AWG174.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.17
SZL1,929.24
|
$108.05
AWG194.77
|
|
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