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
CRC4,815.37
|
$16.11
AWG29.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
CRC4,777.61
|
$10.50
AWG18.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
CRC1,026.76
|
$1.74
AWG3.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
CRC789.85
|
$1.51
AWG2.72
|
|
pay 63.5% more for groceries
Costa Rica
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
CRC1,306.26
|
$3.13
AWG5.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
CRC2,103.38
|
$11.04
AWG19.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
CRC3,677.79
|
$7.67
AWG13.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
CRC1,710.51
|
$4.63
AWG8.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
CRC2,177.45
|
$3.73
AWG6.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
CRC1,046.59
|
$2.25
AWG4.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
CRC329.90
|
$1.20
AWG2.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC574.81
|
$2.37
AWG4.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
CRC621.82
|
$3.18
AWG5.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
CRC579.29
|
$1.40
AWG2.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
CRC562.74
|
$1.25
AWG2.25
|
|
pay 40.4% more for transportation
Costa Rica
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
CRC3,030.01
|
$5.71
AWG10.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.78
CRC24,354.05
|
$50.00
AWG90.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,441.08
CRC16,194,900.45
|
$22,191.40
AWG40,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.02
CRC7,458.27
|
$39.16
AWG70.58
|
|
pay 60.9% more for housing
Costa Rica
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.97
CRC24,454.30
|
$77.07
AWG138.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.28
CRC389,046.59
|
$754.44
AWG1,359.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$520.21
CRC276,758.54
|
$561.88
AWG1,012.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.96
CRC34,025.42
|
$169.18
AWG304.94
|
|
pay 41.9% less for childcare
Costa Rica
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$476.14
CRC253,309.18
|
$197.41
AWG355.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,916.17
CRC5,275,483.53
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
|
pay 45.5% more for entertainment and sports
Costa Rica
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.97
CRC1,578.58
|
$3.42
AWG6.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
CRC1,825.64
|
$3.67
AWG6.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.33
CRC2,303.35
|
$10.81
AWG19.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
CRC29,985.80
|
$68.94
AWG124.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.46
CRC3,966.83
|
$9.97
AWG17.97
|
|
pay 1.1% more for clothing
Costa Rica
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.44
CRC38,004.62
|
$74.35
AWG134.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.89
CRC24,947.03
|
$48.82
AWG88.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.63
CRC56,194.69
|
$94.62
AWG170.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.19
CRC50,641.26
|
$101.64
AWG183.21
|
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