Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

Aruba

Aruba vs. Taiwan Cost of Living Summary

Aruba is 84.9% more expensive than Taiwan overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.2 times more in Aruba
Groceries: pay 5.5% more in Aruba
Transportation: pay 44.9% more in Aruba
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Aruba
Childcare: pay 37.8% less in Aruba
Entertainment and Sports: pay 80.2% more in Aruba
Clothing: pay 29.6% more in Aruba

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and groceries in Aruba are more expensive than in Taiwan. Notably, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Aruba.

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Aruba vs. Taiwan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Aruba instead of Taiwan, you would:

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pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

	Taiwan	Aruba
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 NT$136.94	$20.08 AWG36.15	+368.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.99 NT$159.58	$10.39 AWG18.69	+108.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 NT$30.41	$2.28 AWG4.11	+140.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.68	$1.96 AWG3.52	+202.3%
Average			+215.7%

Taiwan vs. Aruba - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.5% more for groceries

	Taiwan	Aruba
Bread 1 loaf	$1.74 NT$55.75	$2.95 AWG5.31	+69.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.75 NT$343.72	$6.50 AWG11.70	-39.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.29 NT$360.84	$6.74 AWG12.14	-40.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.49 NT$79.71	$5.17 AWG9.30	+107.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.71 NT$118.68	$3.45 AWG6.21	-7.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.94 NT$61.93	$2.10 AWG3.78	+8.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.13 NT$36.09	$0.98 AWG1.77	-13.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 NT$43.50	$2.27 AWG4.08	+66.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.45 NT$46.48	$1.59 AWG2.86	+9.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$34.32	$1.01 AWG1.82	-6.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 NT$30.56	$0.91 AWG1.64	-5.0%
Average			+5.5%

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pay 44.9% more for transportation

	Taiwan	Aruba
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.85 NT$123.03	$9.17 AWG16.50	+138.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.67 NT$1,108.01	$30.00 AWG54.00	-13.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,963.14 NT$1M	$26,095.70 AWG46,972.26	-20.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.50 NT$271.68	$48.03 AWG86.45	+465.0%
Average			+44.9%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Taiwan	Aruba
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.08 NT$673.70	$95.25 AWG171.46	+351.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$462.93 NT$14,796.00	$1,027.78 AWG1,850.00	+122.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$291.17 NT$9,306.13	$1,183.33 AWG2,130.00	+306.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.73 NT$2,004.80	$187.84 AWG338.12	+199.5%
Average			+206.4%

Taiwan vs. Aruba - Cost of housing

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pay 37.8% less for childcare

	Taiwan	Aruba
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$537.84 NT$17,189.98	$275.00 AWG495.00	-48.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,498.18 NT$559K	$13,223.55 AWG23,802.39	-24.4%
Average			-37.8%

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pay 80.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Taiwan	Aruba
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 NT$58.32	$5.64 AWG10.16	+209.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.83 NT$90.51	$4.73 AWG8.51	+67.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.03 NT$128.75	$10.00 AWG18.00	+148.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.82 NT$1,208.82	$62.22 AWG112.00	+64.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.97 NT$318.70	$11.94 AWG21.49	+19.7%
Average			+80.2%

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pay 29.6% more for clothing

	Taiwan	Aruba
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.97 NT$1,948.76	$60.00 AWG108.00	-1.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.64 NT$1,043.09	$57.85 AWG104.14	+77.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.55 NT$2,510.61	$114.41 AWG205.93	+45.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.75 NT$2,964.27	$102.90 AWG185.22	+10.9%
Average			+29.6%

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