Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 72.4% more expensive than Hungary.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 54.5% more for restaurants
Hungary
|
Aruba
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
HUF3,243.50
|
$16.11
AWG29.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
HUF2,820.52
|
$10.50
AWG18.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
HUF465.63
|
$1.74
AWG3.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
HUF360.95
|
$1.51
AWG2.72
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Hungary
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
HUF552.53
|
$3.13
AWG5.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.20
HUF1,935.70
|
$11.04
AWG19.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
HUF1,559.11
|
$7.67
AWG13.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
HUF1,057.82
|
$4.63
AWG8.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
HUF914.78
|
$3.73
AWG6.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
HUF259.85
|
$2.25
AWG4.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
HUF295.03
|
$1.20
AWG2.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
HUF312.47
|
$2.37
AWG4.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
HUF494.80
|
$3.18
AWG5.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
HUF200.37
|
$1.40
AWG2.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
HUF209.40
|
$1.25
AWG2.25
|
|
pay 76.5% more for transportation
Hungary
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
HUF2,406.24
|
$5.71
AWG10.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.93
HUF8,159.63
|
$50.00
AWG90.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,189.21
HUF10,116,289.51
|
$22,191.40
AWG39,972.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.71
HUF4,729.02
|
$39.16
AWG70.53
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Hungary
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.33
HUF5,704.55
|
$77.07
AWG138.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.32
HUF148,574.08
|
$754.44
AWG1,358.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$313.48
HUF116,635.92
|
$561.88
AWG1,012.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.20
HUF39,887.04
|
$169.18
AWG304.73
|
|
pay 17.9% less for childcare
Hungary
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$280.59
HUF104,400.77
|
$197.41
AWG355.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,899.82
HUF2,939,287.41
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,336.58
|
|
pay 85.1% more for entertainment and sports
Hungary
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.71
HUF635.33
|
$3.42
AWG6.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
HUF688.67
|
$3.67
AWG6.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
HUF2,104.31
|
$10.81
AWG19.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.60
HUF15,479.97
|
$68.94
AWG124.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.86
HUF2,181.74
|
$9.97
AWG17.96
|
|
pay 33.5% more for clothing
Hungary
|
Aruba
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.88
HUF26,371.08
|
$74.35
AWG133.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
HUF10,750.93
|
$48.82
AWG87.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.44
HUF26,210.17
|
$94.62
AWG170.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.82
HUF30,071.79
|
$101.64
AWG183.08
|
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