Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 51.5% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Japan, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Japan
|
Aruba
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,006
|
$16.11
AWG29.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥750
|
$10.50
AWG18.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥155
|
$1.74
AWG3.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥122
|
$1.51
AWG2.72
|
|
pay 59.0% more for groceries
|
Japan
|
Aruba
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥214
|
$3.13
AWG5.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥846
|
$11.04
AWG19.87
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥784
|
$7.67
AWG13.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥303
|
$4.63
AWG8.33
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥394
|
$3.73
AWG6.72
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥294
|
$2.25
AWG4.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥169
|
$1.20
AWG2.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥269
|
$2.37
AWG4.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥275
|
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥170
|
$1.40
AWG2.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥138
|
$1.25
AWG2.25
|
|
pay 20.8% more for transportation
|
Japan
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥637
|
$5.71
AWG10.29
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,255
|
$50.00
AWG90.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,272,919
|
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,730
|
$39.16
AWG70.48
|
|
pay 80.0% more for housing
|
Japan
|
Aruba
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥5,108
|
$77.07
AWG138.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥73,351
|
$754.44
AWG1,357.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥49,106
|
$561.88
AWG1,011.39
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥16,335
|
$169.18
AWG304.52
|
|
pay 24.7% less for childcare
|
Japan
|
Aruba
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥36,728
|
$197.41
AWG355.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,649,580
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
|
pay 51.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Japan
|
Aruba
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥397
|
$3.42
AWG6.15
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥418
|
$3.67
AWG6.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥590
|
$10.81
AWG19.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,476
|
$68.94
AWG124.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,766
|
$9.97
AWG17.95
|
|
pay 69.5% more for clothing
|
Japan
|
Aruba
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥5,901
|
$74.35
AWG133.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥3,963
|
$48.82
AWG87.88
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥8,089
|
$94.62
AWG170.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥13,049
|
$101.64
AWG182.96
|
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