Cost of living comparison

 Aruba
compared to
 Slovenia
Slovenia vs. Aruba Cost of Living Summary

Slovenia is 10.0% cheaper than Aruba overall.

Restaurants
pay 0.9% less in Slovenia
Groceries
pay 41.6% less in Slovenia
Transportation
pay 33.4% less in Slovenia
Housing
pay 20.6% less in Slovenia
Childcare
pay 63.8% more in Slovenia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 43.4% less in Slovenia
Clothing
pay 6.2% more in Slovenia

The cost of childcare and clothing in Slovenia are more expensive than in Aruba. Expenses including entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, housing, and restaurants are lower in Slovenia.

Slovenia vs. Aruba Cost Breakdown

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

pay 0.9% less for restaurants

 
Aruba
Slovenia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.00
AWG28.80
$11.25
€10.79
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.14
AWG18.24
$8.28
€7.94
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.80
AWG3.24
$2.75
€2.63

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pay 41.6% less for groceries

 
Aruba
Slovenia
Bread
1 loaf
$3.44
AWG6.20
$1.59
€1.53
Local cheese (8 oz) $11.00
AWG19.80
$7.12
€6.82
Milk (1 gallon) $7.65
AWG13.77
$4.94
€4.74

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pay 33.4% less for transportation

 
Aruba
Slovenia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.48
AWG9.86
$5.73
€5.49
Monthly public transit pass $40.00
AWG72.00
$28.71
€27.53
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,000.00
AWG63,000.00
$23,757.42
€22,782.34

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pay 20.6% less for housing

 
Aruba
Slovenia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$79.65
AWG143.37
$32.10
€30.78
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $705.36
AWG1,269.65
$611.64
€586.54
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $655.25
AWG1,179.45
$506.97
€486.16

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pay 63.8% more for childcare

 
Aruba
Slovenia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $225.00
AWG405.00
$480.15
€460.44
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
$8,455.02
€8,108.00

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pay 43.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Aruba
Slovenia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.62
AWG6.53
$3.10
€2.97
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.24
AWG7.64
$1.97
€1.89
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$13.75
AWG24.75
$5.39
€5.17

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pay 6.2% more for clothing

 
Aruba
Slovenia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$65.00
AWG117.00
$97.87
€93.85
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$57.37
AWG103.27
$33.87
€32.48
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$116.59
AWG209.86
$105.89
€101.54

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025
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