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Aruba
Dutch, Papiamento · AWG · Atlantic Standard Time · Updated
How it scores for living there
- 75%Cost of livingRated 2 of 5 for living there, poor
- 52%Income taxRated 1 of 5 for living there, bad
- NoneCapital gainsRated 5 of 5 for living there, ideal
- 46MbpsInternetRated 4 of 5 for living there, good
- 1.9Homicide /100kRated 4 of 5 for living there, good
- 76.5Life expectancyRated 3 of 5 for living there, workable
- 97%People onlineRated 5 of 5 for living there, ideal
- 7of 12Mild monthsRated 3 of 5 for living there, workable
Facts, not judgements
- UTC-4Time zone
- AWGCurrency
- Dutch+1Language
- A, B, FPower plug
- 2.0mVisitors in 2019
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Who can help you in Aruba
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Climate and cost by city
Average monthly temperature and rainfall from Open-Meteo ERA5 (2019-2023 mean, CC BY 4.0). Sea surface temperature from Open-Meteo Marine. Price level from the World Bank ICP survey, same-year pairing, omitted where the survey does not cover the country.
Cost of living and lifestyle
Day to day, Aruba costs about 75% of the US level, on a World Bank income of $49k per person (PPP, 2024).
That percentage is measured against your country, not against ours. It follows the country picker in the header, or your account if you are signed in. With neither, it falls back to the United States, which is the 100 of the World Bank index, and the sentence says so.
World Bank ICP price level (US=100) and GNI per capita PPP, CC BY 4.0. It is a national average: a capital runs above it and a small town below it.
Getting to Aruba
Its main airport has non-stop service to 25 airports in the OpenFlights route database.
| From | Routing | Flight time | Cheapest fare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami | Non-stop | 2h 57m | €422 |
| Newark | Non-stop | 4h 40m | €453 |
| New York | Non-stop | 4h 43m | €434 |
| Toronto | Non-stop | 5h 10m | €209 |
| Amsterdam | Non-stop | 10h 35m | €779 |
Airports and non-stop routes from OpenFlights (Open Database License). Fares and flight times are cached one-way economy prices from Travelpayouts, the cheapest seen recently rather than a live quote or an average. They move; treat them as an order of magnitude.
What to see in Aruba
Ordered by how many people looked each place up over the last twelve months, so the list is measured interest and not our taste.
lighthouse
California Lighthouse
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chapel
Alto Vista Chapel
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beach
Baby Beach
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national park
Arikok National Park
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mountain
Mount Jamanota
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mountain pass
Frenchman's Pass
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cave
Quadiriki Caves
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fort
Fort Zoutman
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Photo credits
- California Lighthouse: Aruba Paradise Photos, CC BY SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Alto Vista Chapel: Erik Cleves Kristensen, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Baby Beach: RickzwartRick Zwart, CC BY SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Arikok National Park: $Mathe94$, CC BY SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Mount Jamanota: Kashiunti-aua, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Frenchman's Pass: Don Rosborough, PUBLIC DOMAIN, via Wikimedia Commons
- Quadiriki Caves: madmack66, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Zoutman: sectionz, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The practical basics
- Local time…Atlantic Standard Time, America/Aruba
- CurrencyAWGISO 4217
- LanguagesDutch, Papiamento
- PlugsA, B, F127/220 V 60 Hz
- UK travel adviceNo blanket warningFCDO, reviewed 2026-07-07
- Population108,785World Bank
Currency codes ISO 4217; plugs and voltage from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); time zone and flag from the countries-states-cities database (ODbL 1.0); travel advice from the UK FCDO (Open Government Licence v3).
How many people visit
Aruba logged 2.0 million international arrivals in 2019, the last year the World Bank series covers.
World Bank indicator ST.INT.ARVL, international tourism arrivals, CC BY 4.0. Arrivals count trips, not people: the same visitor twice in a year counts twice.
Tax in Aruba, in one line
Personal income tax runs up to 52 per cent. Capital gains: No separate capital gains tax for private individuals; gains on business assets and on substantial interest shares are taxed as income.
Tax figures are compiled by us and are being re-verified against primary sources. General information, not tax advice.
Data: World Bank, Open-Meteo, M-Lab, Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, under open licences. General information, not tax or legal advice.