Cost of living comparison
Dominica is 19.5% cheaper than Aruba.
If you lived in Dominica instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 21.3% less for restaurants
Aruba
|
Dominica
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
AWG16.67
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
AWG3.52
|
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
AWG2.91
|
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
|
pay 29.3% more for groceries
Aruba
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
AWG4.59
|
$2.54
EC$6.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.57
AWG11.85
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.86
AWG14.17
|
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.11
AWG7.40
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.22
AWG7.61
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.53
AWG2.76
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
AWG4.91
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
|
pay 44.0% less for transportation
Aruba
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.03
AWG9.07
|
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.83
AWG82.61
|
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG40,000.00
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.30
AWG60.02
|
?? | |
pay 41.9% less for housing
Aruba
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.25
AWG128.43
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$718.61
AWG1,295.29
|
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.75
AWG1,005.35
|
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.96
AWG246.87
|
?? | |
pay 51.4% less for childcare
Aruba
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.61
AWG412.07
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,737.40
AWG19,354.17
|
?? | |
pay 26.0% less for entertainment and sports
Aruba
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
AWG7.21
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
AWG5.55
|
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.48
AWG15.29
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.82
AWG109.63
|
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
pay 18.8% more for clothing
Aruba
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.45
AWG139.61
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.89
AWG70.10
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.64
AWG174.19
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.05
AWG194.77
|
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
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