Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 62.4% more expensive than Montenegro.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 30.9% more for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
€8.00
|
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
€4.88
|
$9.25
AWG16.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
€1.81
|
$1.95
AWG3.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
€1.29
|
$1.61
AWG2.90
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Montenegro
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
$2.54
AWG4.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
€3.62
|
$6.57
AWG11.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.53
|
$7.86
AWG14.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
€2.57
|
$4.11
AWG7.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
€2.73
|
$4.22
AWG7.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$1.53
AWG2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$2.72
AWG4.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.37
|
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
|
pay 82.8% more for transportation
Montenegro
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.77
|
$5.03
AWG9.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.61
€29.53
|
$45.83
AWG82.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,324.04
€21,787.12
|
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
€7.59
|
$33.30
AWG59.94
|
|
pay 79.8% more for housing
Montenegro
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.13
€25.35
|
$71.25
AWG128.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.64
€475.13
|
$718.61
AWG1,293.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.93
€339.01
|
$557.75
AWG1,003.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.67
€79.09
|
$136.96
AWG246.53
|
|
pay 3.2% more for childcare
Montenegro
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.86
€226.86
|
$228.61
AWG411.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,565.21
€8,934.92
|
$10,737.40
AWG19,327.32
|
|
pay 85.2% more for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.55
€2.38
|
$4.00
AWG7.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.70
€1.59
|
$3.08
AWG5.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.01
€3.74
|
$8.48
AWG15.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.67
€32.39
|
$60.82
AWG109.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.98
€4.65
|
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
|
pay 15.0% more for clothing
Montenegro
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.33
€52.62
|
$77.45
AWG139.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.75
€29.66
|
$38.89
AWG70.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.76
€81.05
|
$96.64
AWG173.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.16
€114.11
|
$108.05
AWG194.50
|
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