Cost of living comparison
Poland is 27.5% cheaper than Aruba overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 23.8% less in Poland
- Groceries
-
pay 58.8% less in Poland
- Transportation
-
pay 29.3% less in Poland
- Housing
-
pay 30.6% less in Poland
- Childcare
-
pay 11.3% more in Poland
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 43.7% less in Poland
- Clothing
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pay 17.6% less in Poland
Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Poland.
If you lived in Poland instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 23.8% less for restaurants
|
Aruba
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.00
AWG28.80
|
$8.88
PLN34.54
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.14
AWG18.24
|
$7.49
PLN29.15
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
$1.74
PLN6.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
$1.43
PLN5.58
|
|
pay 58.8% less for groceries
|
Aruba
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
AWG6.20
|
$1.18
PLN4.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
$4.31
PLN16.76
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
AWG13.77
|
$3.58
PLN13.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.24
AWG9.44
|
$2.93
PLN11.39
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.10
AWG7.38
|
$2.70
PLN10.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
$0.43
PLN1.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
$0.71
PLN2.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
AWG4.49
|
$0.76
PLN2.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
$1.09
PLN4.23
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
$0.37
PLN1.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
$0.49
PLN1.90
|
|
pay 29.3% less for transportation
|
Aruba
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
AWG9.86
|
$6.07
PLN23.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
AWG72.00
|
$28.33
PLN110.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
AWG63,000.00
|
$30,111.92
PLN117,148.91
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.10
AWG91.97
|
$7.74
PLN30.11
|
|
pay 30.6% less for housing
|
Aruba
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.65
AWG143.37
|
$14.40
PLN56.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.36
AWG1,269.65
|
$601.98
PLN2,341.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.25
AWG1,179.45
|
$478.28
PLN1,860.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.10
AWG327.77
|
$184.01
PLN715.90
|
|
pay 11.3% more for childcare
|
Aruba
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.00
AWG405.00
|
$318.05
PLN1,237.35
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
$6,011.28
PLN23,386.59
|
|
pay 43.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Aruba
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
$3.12
PLN12.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
AWG7.64
|
$3.04
PLN11.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.75
AWG24.75
|
$4.55
PLN17.69
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.72
AWG172.30
|
$32.52
PLN126.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
AWG20.70
|
$6.47
PLN25.17
|
|
pay 17.6% less for clothing
|
Aruba
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
AWG117.00
|
$75.63
PLN294.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.37
AWG103.27
|
$35.26
PLN137.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.59
AWG209.86
|
$78.29
PLN304.60
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.90
AWG185.22
|
$87.22
PLN339.34
|
|
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