Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 2.4 times more expensive than Mongolia.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Mongolia, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Mongolia
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
$16.11
AWG29.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
$10.50
AWG18.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
$1.74
AWG3.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
$1.51
AWG2.72
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Mongolia
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
$3.13
AWG5.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
$11.04
AWG19.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
$7.67
AWG13.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
$4.63
AWG8.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
$3.73
AWG6.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
$2.25
AWG4.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
$1.20
AWG2.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
$2.37
AWG4.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
$3.18
AWG5.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
$1.40
AWG2.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
$1.25
AWG2.25
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for transportation
Mongolia
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
MNT13,034.44
|
$5.71
AWG10.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
MNT27,500.00
|
$50.00
AWG90.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,855.07
MNT103,000,000.00
|
$22,191.40
AWG39,972.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
$39.16
AWG70.53
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Mongolia
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
$77.07
AWG138.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
$754.44
AWG1,358.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
$561.88
AWG1,012.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
$169.18
AWG304.73
|
|
pay 27.2% more for childcare
Mongolia
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
$197.41
AWG355.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,336.58
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Mongolia
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
$3.42
AWG6.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
$3.67
AWG6.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
$10.81
AWG19.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
$68.94
AWG124.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
$9.97
AWG17.96
|
|
pay 6.1% more for clothing
Mongolia
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
$74.35
AWG133.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
$48.82
AWG87.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
$94.62
AWG170.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
$101.64
AWG183.08
|
|
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