Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 27.3% more expensive than Costa Rica.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 21.7% more for restaurants
Costa Rica
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.05
CRC4,634.51
|
$16.11
AWG29.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
CRC4,598.17
|
$10.50
AWG18.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
CRC988.19
|
$1.74
AWG3.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
CRC760.18
|
$1.51
AWG2.72
|
|
pay 63.5% more for groceries
Costa Rica
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
CRC1,257.19
|
$3.13
AWG5.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
CRC2,024.38
|
$11.04
AWG19.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
CRC3,539.66
|
$7.67
AWG13.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
CRC1,646.27
|
$4.63
AWG8.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
CRC2,095.66
|
$3.73
AWG6.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
CRC1,007.29
|
$2.25
AWG4.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
CRC317.51
|
$1.20
AWG2.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC553.22
|
$2.37
AWG4.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
CRC598.47
|
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
CRC557.53
|
$1.40
AWG2.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
CRC541.61
|
$1.25
AWG2.25
|
|
pay 40.4% more for transportation
Costa Rica
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
CRC2,916.21
|
$5.71
AWG10.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.78
CRC23,439.34
|
$50.00
AWG90.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,441.08
CRC15,586,640.87
|
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.02
CRC7,178.15
|
$39.16
AWG70.48
|
|
pay 60.9% more for housing
Costa Rica
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.97
CRC23,535.83
|
$77.07
AWG138.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.28
CRC374,434.50
|
$754.44
AWG1,357.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$520.21
CRC266,363.85
|
$561.88
AWG1,011.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.96
CRC32,747.47
|
$169.18
AWG304.52
|
|
pay 41.9% less for childcare
Costa Rica
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$476.14
CRC243,795.21
|
$197.41
AWG355.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,916.17
CRC5,077,343.17
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
|
pay 45.5% more for entertainment and sports
Costa Rica
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.97
CRC1,519.29
|
$3.42
AWG6.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
CRC1,757.07
|
$3.67
AWG6.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.33
CRC2,216.84
|
$10.81
AWG19.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
CRC28,859.57
|
$68.94
AWG124.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.46
CRC3,817.84
|
$9.97
AWG17.95
|
|
pay 1.1% more for clothing
Costa Rica
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.44
CRC36,577.22
|
$74.35
AWG133.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.89
CRC24,010.05
|
$48.82
AWG87.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.63
CRC54,084.09
|
$94.62
AWG170.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.19
CRC48,739.24
|
$101.64
AWG182.96
|
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