Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 33.5% more expensive than Slovenia.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Slovenia, you would:
pay 6.8% more for restaurants
Slovenia
|
Aruba
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.73
€9.02
|
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
€6.36
|
$9.25
AWG16.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.15
|
$1.95
AWG3.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
€1.57
|
$1.61
AWG2.90
|
|
pay 80.4% more for groceries
Slovenia
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
€1.27
|
$2.54
AWG4.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.78
€5.36
|
$6.57
AWG11.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.10
€3.80
|
$7.86
AWG14.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.52
|
$4.11
AWG7.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.88
€3.60
|
$4.22
AWG7.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$1.53
AWG2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$2.72
AWG4.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
|
pay 47.6% more for transportation
Slovenia
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
€5.44
|
$5.03
AWG9.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.59
€35.80
|
$45.83
AWG82.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,052.15
€22,314.38
|
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.34
€10.52
|
$33.30
AWG59.94
|
|
pay 37.7% more for housing
Slovenia
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.56
€34.84
|
$71.25
AWG128.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$495.63
€459.82
|
$718.61
AWG1,293.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$404.62
€375.39
|
$557.75
AWG1,003.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.05
€162.41
|
$136.96
AWG246.53
|
|
pay 4.9% less for childcare
Slovenia
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.43
€360.37
|
$228.61
AWG411.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,174.10
€7,583.52
|
$10,737.40
AWG19,327.32
|
|
pay 54.5% more for entertainment and sports
Slovenia
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.81
€2.61
|
$4.00
AWG7.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
€1.62
|
$3.08
AWG5.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
€4.43
|
$8.48
AWG15.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.97
€40.79
|
$60.82
AWG109.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.25
€6.73
|
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
|
pay 12.4% more for clothing
Slovenia
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.65
€69.26
|
$77.45
AWG139.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.55
€35.76
|
$38.89
AWG70.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.61
€71.08
|
$96.64
AWG173.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.90
€84.33
|
$108.05
AWG194.50
|
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