Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 27.0% cheaper than Aruba.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 38.8% less for restaurants
Aruba
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
$6.34
$372.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
AWG16.65
|
$7.81
$459.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
AWG3.52
|
$1.11
$65.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
AWG2.90
|
$0.74
$43.62
|
|
pay 45.5% less for groceries
Aruba
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
AWG4.58
|
$1.69
$99.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.57
AWG11.83
|
$4.02
$236.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.86
AWG14.16
|
$4.63
$272.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.11
AWG7.39
|
$1.76
$103.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.22
AWG7.60
|
$2.46
$144.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
$1.09
$63.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.53
AWG2.76
|
$0.39
$23.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
$1.02
$60.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
AWG4.90
|
$0.63
$37.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
$0.52
$30.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
$0.94
$55.31
|
|
pay 1.4% less for transportation
Aruba
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.03
AWG9.06
|
$4.87
$286.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.83
AWG82.50
|
$46.42
$2,728.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
$27,862.63
$1,637,416.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.30
AWG59.94
|
$23.60
$1,387.15
|
|
pay 38.4% less for housing
Aruba
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.25
AWG128.25
|
$48.94
$2,875.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$718.61
AWG1,293.49
|
$578.74
$34,010.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.75
AWG1,003.96
|
$346.71
$20,375.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.96
AWG246.53
|
$47.82
$2,810.28
|
|
pay 12.9% less for childcare
Aruba
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.61
AWG411.50
|
$282.63
$16,609.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,737.40
AWG19,327.32
|
$5,435.46
$319,428.04
|
|
pay 37.6% less for entertainment and sports
Aruba
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
AWG7.20
|
$2.86
$168.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
AWG5.54
|
$2.11
$123.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.48
AWG15.27
|
$4.82
$283.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.82
AWG109.48
|
$32.32
$1,899.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
$6.19
$364.01
|
|
pay 14.1% less for clothing
Aruba
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.45
AWG139.42
|
$46.16
$2,712.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.89
AWG70.00
|
$47.40
$2,785.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.64
AWG173.95
|
$80.59
$4,736.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.05
AWG194.50
|
$85.04
$4,997.31
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Dominican Republic or Aruba. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.