Cost of living comparison

Poland

compared to

Aruba

Aruba vs. Poland Cost of Living Summary

Aruba is 60.2% more expensive than Poland overall.

Restaurants: pay 51.5% more in Aruba
Groceries: pay 92.5% more in Aruba
Transportation: pay 29.4% more in Aruba
Housing: pay 79.3% more in Aruba
Childcare: pay 14.9% more in Aruba
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.5% more in Aruba
Clothing: pay 13.9% more in Aruba

The cost of groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and childcare in Aruba are more expensive than in Poland. Notably, groceries and housing are significantly more expensive in Aruba.

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Aruba vs. Poland Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Aruba instead of Poland, you would:

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pay 51.5% more for restaurants

	Poland	Aruba
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.02 PLN38.91	$20.08 AWG36.18	+100.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 PLN32.36	$10.39 AWG18.71	+24.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.06 PLN7.99	$2.28 AWG4.11	+11.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.69 PLN6.55	$1.96 AWG3.52	+15.9%
Average			+51.5%

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pay 92.5% more for groceries

	Poland	Aruba
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 PLN4.91	$2.95 AWG5.31	+133.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 PLN16.87	$6.50 AWG11.71	+49.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.75 PLN14.56	$6.74 AWG12.15	+79.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.32 PLN12.89	$5.17 AWG9.31	+55.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.84 PLN11.04	$3.45 AWG6.21	+21.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 PLN1.99	$2.10 AWG3.78	+310.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 PLN2.79	$0.98 AWG1.77	+36.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.00	$2.27 AWG4.09	+193.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 PLN4.76	$1.59 AWG2.86	+29.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 PLN1.49	$1.01 AWG1.82	+163.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 PLN1.76	$0.91 AWG1.64	+100.4%
Average			+92.5%

Poland vs. Aruba - Cost of groceries

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pay 29.4% more for transportation

	Poland	Aruba
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.15 PLN23.90	$9.17 AWG16.51	+49.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.85 PLN119.83	$30.00 AWG54.04	-2.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,440.20 PLN118K	$26,095.70 AWG47,004.88	-14.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.65 PLN33.58	$48.03 AWG86.51	+455.6%
Average			+29.4%

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pay 79.3% more for housing

	Poland	Aruba
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.87 PLN65.54	$95.25 AWG171.58	+464.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$635.08 PLN2,467.09	$1,027.78 AWG1,851.28	+61.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$525.98 PLN2,043.28	$1,183.33 AWG2,131.48	+125.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$213.80 PLN830.55	$187.84 AWG338.36	-12.1%
Average			+79.3%

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pay 14.9% more for childcare

	Poland	Aruba
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$375.24 PLN1,457.68	$275.00 AWG495.34	-26.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,342.23 PLN28,522.48	$13,223.55 AWG23,818.92	+80.1%
Average			+14.9%

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pay 63.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Poland	Aruba
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.44 PLN13.36	$5.64 AWG10.17	+64.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.38 PLN13.13	$4.73 AWG8.52	+39.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.25 PLN20.38	$10.00 AWG18.01	+90.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.23 PLN140.74	$62.22 AWG112.08	+71.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.22 PLN28.04	$11.94 AWG21.50	+65.4%
Average			+63.5%

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pay 13.9% more for clothing

	Poland	Aruba
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.02 PLN314.75	$60.00 AWG108.08	-25.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.65 PLN142.38	$57.85 AWG104.21	+57.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.93 PLN333.81	$114.41 AWG206.07	+33.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.22 PLN369.91	$102.90 AWG185.35	+8.1%
Average			+13.9%

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