Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 79.4% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 80.0% more for restaurants
Yemen
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
YER1,667
|
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
$9.25
AWG16.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
YER297
|
$1.95
AWG3.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
YER141
|
$1.61
AWG2.90
|
|
pay 37.9% more for groceries
Yemen
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
YER348
|
$2.54
AWG4.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.42
YER857
|
$6.57
AWG11.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.58
YER2,148
|
$7.86
AWG14.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
YER900
|
$4.11
AWG7.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
YER1,128
|
$4.22
AWG7.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
YER653
|
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
YER181
|
$1.53
AWG2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.14
YER536
|
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
YER276
|
$2.72
AWG4.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
YER236
|
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
YER208
|
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
|
pay 9.2% more for transportation
Yemen
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
YER1,910
|
$5.03
AWG9.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.75
YER15,210
|
$45.83
AWG82.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,651.76
YER2,666,668
|
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.18
YER9,559
|
$33.30
AWG59.94
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Yemen
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.56
YER11,907
|
$71.25
AWG128.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.44
YER69,456
|
$718.61
AWG1,293.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.93
YER47,298
|
$557.75
AWG1,003.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.61
YER12,169
|
$136.96
AWG246.53
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Yemen
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$80.78
YER20,223
|
$228.61
AWG411.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,233.72
YER809,563
|
$10,737.40
AWG19,327.32
|
|
pay 60.6% more for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
YER589
|
$4.00
AWG7.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
YER766
|
$3.08
AWG5.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
$8.48
AWG15.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.31
YER14,348
|
$60.82
AWG109.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
YER1,126
|
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
|
pay 13.9% more for clothing
Yemen
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.92
YER15,000
|
$77.45
AWG139.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$78.57
YER19,669
|
$38.89
AWG70.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.63
YER17,934
|
$96.64
AWG173.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.25
YER19,090
|
$108.05
AWG194.50
|
|
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