Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 33.3% more expensive than Costa Rica overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 21.8% more in Aruba
- Groceries
-
pay 65.7% more in Aruba
- Transportation
-
pay 51.4% more in Aruba
- Housing
-
pay 60.4% more in Aruba
- Childcare
-
pay 44.7% less in Aruba
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 68.7% more in Aruba
- Clothing
-
pay 9.9% more in Aruba
The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, transportation, restaurants, and clothing in Aruba are more expensive than in Costa Rica.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 21.8% more for restaurants
|
Costa Rica
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
CRC4,861.38
|
$16.00
AWG28.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.08
CRC4,529.24
|
$10.14
AWG18.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
CRC1,002.75
|
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
CRC743.89
|
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
|
pay 65.7% more for groceries
|
Costa Rica
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.53
CRC1,262.89
|
$3.44
AWG6.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
CRC1,876.61
|
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.98
CRC3,479.13
|
$7.65
AWG13.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
CRC1,602.04
|
$5.24
AWG9.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.97
CRC1,980.43
|
$4.10
AWG7.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
CRC892.43
|
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
CRC307.67
|
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
CRC606.66
|
$2.49
AWG4.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
CRC609.28
|
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
CRC545.77
|
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CRC555.45
|
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
|
pay 51.4% more for transportation
|
Costa Rica
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.63
CRC2,806.40
|
$5.48
AWG9.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.00
CRC24,437.54
|
$40.00
AWG72.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,063.37
CRC17,487,364.97
|
$35,000.00
AWG63,087.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.62
CRC7,791.37
|
$51.10
AWG92.10
|
|
pay 60.4% more for housing
|
Costa Rica
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.50
CRC24,188.91
|
$79.65
AWG143.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$778.04
CRC388,035.38
|
$705.36
AWG1,271.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$547.50
CRC273,059.59
|
$655.25
AWG1,181.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.26
CRC34,042.58
|
$182.10
AWG328.23
|
|
pay 44.7% less for childcare
|
Costa Rica
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.07
CRC258,877.67
|
$225.00
AWG405.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,987.74
CRC5,479,982.83
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
|
pay 68.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Costa Rica
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
CRC1,360.13
|
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.65
CRC1,822.50
|
$4.24
AWG7.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.58
CRC2,285.36
|
$13.75
AWG24.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.46
CRC29,655.13
|
$95.72
AWG172.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
CRC4,302.05
|
$11.50
AWG20.73
|
|
pay 9.9% more for clothing
|
Costa Rica
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.32
CRC32,579.25
|
$65.00
AWG117.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.54
CRC22,213.88
|
$57.37
AWG103.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.39
CRC55,053.23
|
$116.59
AWG210.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.22
CRC48,485.54
|
$102.90
AWG185.47
|
|
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