Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 53.8% more expensive than Croatia.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 5.2% more for restaurants
|
Croatia
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.19
HRK80.26
|
$16.00
AWG28.80
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.42
HRK60.40
|
$10.14
AWG18.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
HRK20.08
|
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
HRK14.01
|
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Croatia
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
HRK9.88
|
$3.44
AWG6.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
HRK38.45
|
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
HRK31.55
|
$7.65
AWG13.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
HRK24.20
|
$5.24
AWG9.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
HRK30.55
|
$4.10
AWG7.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
HRK4.85
|
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
HRK5.00
|
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
HRK5.30
|
$2.49
AWG4.49
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
HRK7.41
|
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
HRK3.45
|
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
HRK3.66
|
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
|
pay 67.4% more for transportation
|
Croatia
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.04
HRK43.32
|
$5.48
AWG9.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.44
HRK282.94
|
$40.00
AWG72.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,382.54
HRK239,486.37
|
$35,000.00
AWG63,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
HRK98.32
|
$51.10
AWG91.97
|
|
pay 72.5% more for housing
|
Croatia
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.67
HRK205.71
|
$79.65
AWG143.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.08
HRK4,147.15
|
$705.36
AWG1,269.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$443.55
HRK3,182.06
|
$655.25
AWG1,179.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.97
HRK918.07
|
$182.10
AWG327.77
|
|
pay 5.0% less for childcare
|
Croatia
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$223.99
HRK1,606.89
|
$225.00
AWG405.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,279.88
HRK59,399.87
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
|
pay 92.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Croatia
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.29
HRK23.61
|
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
HRK15.57
|
$4.24
AWG7.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.05
HRK36.23
|
$13.75
AWG24.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.58
HRK319.80
|
$95.72
AWG172.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
HRK48.81
|
$11.50
AWG20.70
|
|
pay 10.5% more for clothing
|
Croatia
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.67
HRK614.56
|
$65.00
AWG117.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.19
HRK281.12
|
$57.37
AWG103.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.74
HRK715.52
|
$116.59
AWG209.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.20
HRK718.85
|
$102.90
AWG185.22
|
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