Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 58.2% more expensive than Montenegro.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 24.5% more for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.03
€9.22
|
$16.11
AWG29.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.98
€6.41
|
$10.50
AWG18.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.90
|
$1.74
AWG3.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
€1.35
|
$1.51
AWG2.72
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Montenegro
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
$3.13
AWG5.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
€3.86
|
$11.04
AWG19.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€4.73
|
$7.67
AWG13.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.91
€2.67
|
$4.63
AWG8.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
€2.83
|
$3.73
AWG6.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$2.25
AWG4.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$1.20
AWG2.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.60
|
$2.37
AWG4.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$3.18
AWG5.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$1.40
AWG2.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$1.25
AWG2.25
|
|
pay 76.4% more for transportation
Montenegro
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
€5.69
|
$5.71
AWG10.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.69
€32.80
|
$50.00
AWG90.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,337.87
€23,289.30
|
$22,191.40
AWG40,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.16
€9.34
|
$39.16
AWG70.58
|
|
pay 75.0% more for housing
Montenegro
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.71
€25.47
|
$77.07
AWG138.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.28
€555.43
|
$754.44
AWG1,359.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$455.38
€418.56
|
$561.88
AWG1,012.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.48
€89.60
|
$169.18
AWG304.94
|
|
pay 20.0% less for childcare
Montenegro
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$317.80
€292.10
|
$197.41
AWG355.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.83
€6,953.21
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
|
pay 89.1% more for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
€2.52
|
$3.42
AWG6.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
€1.92
|
$3.67
AWG6.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.64
€3.35
|
$10.81
AWG19.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
€36.77
|
$68.94
AWG124.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.66
€5.20
|
$9.97
AWG17.97
|
|
pay 11.6% more for clothing
Montenegro
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.96
€66.15
|
$74.35
AWG134.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.10
|
$48.82
AWG88.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.13
€88.36
|
$94.62
AWG170.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.85
€110.16
|
$101.64
AWG183.21
|
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