Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 52.7% more expensive than Czech Republic.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Czech Republic, you would:
pay 42.0% more for restaurants
|
Czech Republic
|
Aruba
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.78
CZK182.06
|
$16.11
AWG29.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.82
CZK182.89
|
$10.50
AWG18.93
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
CZK35.76
|
$1.74
AWG3.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
CZK31.24
|
$1.51
AWG2.72
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Czech Republic
|
Aruba
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
CZK33.94
|
$3.13
AWG5.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.86
CZK137.02
|
$11.04
AWG19.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.69
CZK86.23
|
$7.67
AWG13.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
CZK63.54
|
$4.63
AWG8.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.62
CZK84.75
|
$3.73
AWG6.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
CZK16.38
|
$2.25
AWG4.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
CZK16.73
|
$1.20
AWG2.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
CZK20.10
|
$2.37
AWG4.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
CZK31.83
|
$3.18
AWG5.73
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CZK11.91
|
$1.40
AWG2.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
CZK12.99
|
$1.25
AWG2.25
|
|
pay 90.5% more for transportation
|
Czech Republic
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.25
CZK146.19
|
$5.71
AWG10.30
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.97
CZK467.08
|
$50.00
AWG90.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,379.53
CZK593,589.21
|
$22,191.40
AWG40,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.76
CZK275.07
|
$39.16
AWG70.58
|
|
pay 80.4% more for housing
|
Czech Republic
|
Aruba
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.23
CZK449.78
|
$77.07
AWG138.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$632.17
CZK14,785.47
|
$754.44
AWG1,359.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.91
CZK11,598.62
|
$561.88
AWG1,012.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$191.58
CZK4,480.70
|
$169.18
AWG304.94
|
|
pay 21.8% less for childcare
|
Czech Republic
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$359.87
CZK8,416.72
|
$197.41
AWG355.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,286.86
CZK170,428.81
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
|
pay 48.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Czech Republic
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.97
CZK46.13
|
$3.42
AWG6.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
CZK60.94
|
$3.67
AWG6.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
CZK142.87
|
$10.81
AWG19.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.03
CZK1,123.28
|
$68.94
AWG124.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.41
CZK220.01
|
$9.97
AWG17.97
|
|
pay 12.9% more for clothing
|
Czech Republic
|
Aruba
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.08
CZK1,662.49
|
$74.35
AWG134.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.60
CZK856.08
|
$48.82
AWG88.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.74
CZK1,935.07
|
$94.62
AWG170.56
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.60
CZK2,399.77
|
$101.64
AWG183.21
|
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