Cost of living comparison
Slovenia is 4.9% cheaper than Aruba.
If you lived in Slovenia instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 2.3% more for restaurants
Aruba
|
Slovenia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.11
AWG29.00
|
$11.08
€10.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
AWG18.90
|
$7.71
€7.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
AWG3.13
|
$2.67
€2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
AWG2.72
|
$1.72
€1.59
|
|
pay 41.0% less for groceries
Aruba
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.13
AWG5.64
|
$1.46
€1.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.04
AWG19.87
|
$7.07
€6.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
AWG13.80
|
$4.77
€4.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.63
AWG8.33
|
$3.00
€2.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.73
AWG6.72
|
$4.01
€3.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.04
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
AWG2.16
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.37
AWG4.27
|
$1.03
€0.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
AWG2.51
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.25
AWG2.25
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
pay 23.6% less for transportation
Aruba
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
AWG10.29
|
$5.99
€5.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
AWG90.00
|
$31.70
€29.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
$23,886.27
€22,160.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.16
AWG70.48
|
$11.67
€10.82
|
|
pay 19.3% less for housing
Aruba
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.07
AWG138.72
|
$31.76
€29.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$754.44
AWG1,357.99
|
$605.45
€561.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.88
AWG1,011.39
|
$503.01
€466.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.18
AWG304.52
|
$189.16
€175.49
|
|
pay 75.5% more for childcare
Aruba
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$197.41
AWG355.33
|
$467.02
€433.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
$8,474.52
€7,862.24
|
|
pay 32.7% less for entertainment and sports
Aruba
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.42
AWG6.15
|
$3.19
€2.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
AWG6.61
|
$1.94
€1.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.81
AWG19.45
|
$5.16
€4.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.94
AWG124.10
|
$45.89
€42.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.97
AWG17.95
|
$7.59
€7.04
|
|
pay 4.6% more for clothing
Aruba
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.35
AWG133.83
|
$88.79
€82.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.82
AWG87.88
|
$34.80
€32.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.62
AWG170.32
|
$94.67
€87.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.64
AWG182.96
|
$129.70
€120.33
|
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