Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 17.1% more expensive than Uruguay.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 14.0% less for restaurants
Uruguay
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.85
$573.09
|
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.53
$406.15
|
$9.25
AWG16.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
$88.35
|
$1.95
AWG3.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
$64.17
|
$1.61
AWG2.90
|
|
pay 52.4% more for groceries
Uruguay
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
$78.42
|
$2.54
AWG4.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.05
$194.99
|
$6.57
AWG11.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
$156.02
|
$7.86
AWG14.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
$121.06
|
$4.11
AWG7.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
$190.26
|
$4.22
AWG7.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
$41.76
|
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
$53.62
|
$1.53
AWG2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
$28.31
|
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
$46.13
|
$2.72
AWG4.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
$30.89
|
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
$31.26
|
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
|
pay 6.8% more for transportation
Uruguay
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.10
$274.10
|
$5.03
AWG9.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.05
$1,853.82
|
$45.83
AWG82.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,679.53
$1,415,285.18
|
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.61
$640.82
|
$33.30
AWG59.94
|
|
pay 54.8% more for housing
Uruguay
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.95
$1,464.46
|
$71.25
AWG128.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$510.80
$19,709.44
|
$718.61
AWG1,293.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$384.82
$14,848.41
|
$557.75
AWG1,003.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.98
$3,626.37
|
$136.96
AWG246.53
|
|
pay 9.7% more for childcare
Uruguay
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$389.18
$15,016.64
|
$228.61
AWG411.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,681.58
$257,809.89
|
$10,737.40
AWG19,327.32
|
|
pay 18.8% more for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
$139.54
|
$4.00
AWG7.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
$147.98
|
$3.08
AWG5.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
$186.05
|
$8.48
AWG15.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.95
$1,927.29
|
$60.82
AWG109.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
$366.78
|
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
|
pay 8.6% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.12
$3,554.62
|
$77.45
AWG139.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.63
$1,606.37
|
$38.89
AWG70.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.70
$4,155.75
|
$96.64
AWG173.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.72
$4,233.40
|
$108.05
AWG194.50
|
|
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