Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 59.0% more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 67.9% more for restaurants
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.72
TTD66.17
|
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
TTD44.72
|
$9.25
AWG16.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
TTD6.46
|
$1.95
AWG3.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
TTD5.19
|
$1.61
AWG2.90
|
|
pay 39.7% more for groceries
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
TTD14.12
|
$2.54
AWG4.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.83
TTD26.05
|
$6.57
AWG11.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.58
TTD51.60
|
$7.86
AWG14.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.69
TTD25.13
|
$4.11
AWG7.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
TTD24.32
|
$4.22
AWG7.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.86
TTD12.63
|
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
TTD6.23
|
$1.53
AWG2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
TTD8.10
|
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
TTD13.18
|
$2.72
AWG4.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
TTD3.56
|
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
TTD4.20
|
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
|
pay 88.1% more for transportation
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.21
TTD21.84
|
$5.03
AWG9.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.97
TTD353.81
|
$45.83
AWG82.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,791.71
TTD202,824.51
|
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.70
TTD52.40
|
$33.30
AWG59.94
|
|
pay 95.9% more for housing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.81
TTD345.91
|
$71.25
AWG128.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$490.57
TTD3,339.86
|
$718.61
AWG1,293.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.70
TTD2,516.96
|
$557.75
AWG1,003.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.60
TTD269.63
|
$136.96
AWG246.53
|
|
pay 47.0% more for childcare
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.40
TTD1,548.17
|
$228.61
AWG411.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,553.03
TTD37,805.51
|
$10,737.40
AWG19,327.32
|
|
pay 56.7% more for entertainment and sports
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.53
TTD10.43
|
$4.00
AWG7.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
TTD23.43
|
$3.08
AWG5.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.08
TTD34.59
|
$8.48
AWG15.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.23
TTD301.14
|
$60.82
AWG109.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
TTD53.14
|
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
|
pay 17.6% more for clothing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.52
TTD357.58
|
$77.45
AWG139.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.33
TTD254.16
|
$38.89
AWG70.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.33
TTD703.49
|
$96.64
AWG173.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.47
TTD588.69
|
$108.05
AWG194.50
|
|
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