Travel Money Index

Your USD goes less far in Aruba

−0.5% less far

$2,000 now goes as far as $1,989.99 did 1 year ago.

$2,000 gets you 3,579 AWG

That is 18 AWG less than the same budget bought 1 year ago, worth about $10.06 today.

AWG per 1 USD Then 1.799 · Today 1.790
1 year ago Today

What the difference covers in Aruba

The same $2,000 budget, at typical local prices, compared with 1 year ago.

Stay Estimate

Mid-range hotel

190 AWG a night
$0.53 more a night
Costs you today
$106.17
Cost you 1 year ago
$105.64
Stay Estimate

Four-star hotel

320 AWG a night
$0.89 more a night
Costs you today
$178.81
Cost you 1 year ago
$177.92
Eat Estimate

Street food or casual meal

17 AWG a meal
1 fewer meal
Costs you today
$9.50
Cost you 1 year ago
$9.45
Eat Estimate

Dinner for two

110 AWG a dinner
$0.31 more a dinner
Costs you today
$61.47
Cost you 1 year ago
$61.16
Do Estimate

Museum entry

36 AWG a ticket
$0.10 more a ticket
Costs you today
$20.12
Cost you 1 year ago
$20.02
Do Estimate

Guided day tour

170 AWG a tour
$0.48 more a tour
Costs you today
$94.99
Cost you 1 year ago
$94.52
Get around Estimate

Airport taxi

100 AWG a ride
$0.28 more a ride
Costs you today
$55.88
Cost you 1 year ago
$55.60
Get around Estimate

Intercity bus ticket

84 AWG a ticket
$0.23 more a ticket
Costs you today
$46.94
Cost you 1 year ago
$46.70

Rate history

AWG per 1 USD. A rising line means your money buys more.

1.804 1.793 1.782 October 2025 Today
Rate 1 year ago
A price ofCosts you todayCost you 1 year ago
20 AWG$11.18$11.12
100 AWG$55.88$55.60
500 AWG$279.39$277.99
2,000 AWG$1,117.57$1,111.98

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Typical travel prices are estimates from World Bank price levels (International Comparison Program 2021, brought up to 2025) and vary by city and season. Fast-food prices come from The Economist's Big Mac index. The comparison follows exchange rates only and does not include changes in local prices.

Sources: World Bank ICP (CC BY 4.0), The Economist Big Mac index, Frankfurter (central bank rates)