Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 5.3% cheaper than Aruba.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 14.0% less for restaurants
|
Aruba
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.00
AWG28.84
|
$9.75
CRC4,975.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.14
AWG18.27
|
$9.08
CRC4,635.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
$2.01
CRC1,026.32
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
$1.49
CRC761.37
|
|
pay 32.6% less for groceries
|
Aruba
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
AWG6.21
|
$2.53
CRC1,292.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
$3.76
CRC1,920.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
AWG13.79
|
$6.98
CRC3,560.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.24
AWG9.45
|
$3.21
CRC1,639.69
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.10
AWG7.39
|
$3.97
CRC2,026.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
$1.79
CRC913.40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
$0.62
CRC314.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
AWG4.50
|
$1.22
CRC620.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
$1.22
CRC623.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
$1.09
CRC558.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
$1.11
CRC568.50
|
|
pay 11.0% less for transportation
|
Aruba
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
AWG9.87
|
$5.63
CRC2,872.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
AWG72.10
|
$49.00
CRC25,011.74
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
AWG63,087.50
|
$35,063.37
CRC17,898,258.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.10
AWG92.10
|
$15.62
CRC7,974.44
|
|
pay 26.9% less for housing
|
Aruba
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.65
AWG143.57
|
$48.50
CRC24,757.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.36
AWG1,271.42
|
$778.04
CRC397,152.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.25
AWG1,181.08
|
$547.50
CRC279,475.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.10
AWG328.23
|
$68.26
CRC34,842.46
|
|
pay 89.5% more for childcare
|
Aruba
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.00
AWG405.56
|
$519.07
CRC264,960.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
$10,987.74
CRC5,608,743.64
|
|
pay 33.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Aruba
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
$2.73
CRC1,392.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
AWG7.65
|
$3.65
CRC1,865.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.75
AWG24.78
|
$4.58
CRC2,339.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.72
AWG172.54
|
$59.46
CRC30,351.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
AWG20.73
|
$8.63
CRC4,403.14
|
|
pay 8.2% less for clothing
|
Aruba
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
AWG117.16
|
$65.32
CRC33,344.76
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.37
AWG103.42
|
$44.54
CRC22,735.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.59
AWG210.15
|
$110.39
CRC56,346.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.90
AWG185.47
|
$97.22
CRC49,624.79
|
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