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Rhode Island vs. Aruba Cost of Living Summary

Rhode Island is 26.2% more expensive than Aruba overall.

Restaurants
pay 18.4% more in Rhode Island
Groceries
pay 11.1% more in Rhode Island
Transportation
pay 8.0% less in Rhode Island
Housing
pay 56.4% more in Rhode Island
Childcare
pay 3.6 times more in Rhode Island
Entertainment and Sports
pay 8.1% more in Rhode Island
Clothing
pay 23.9% less in Rhode Island

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Rhode Island are more expensive than in Aruba. Expenses including clothing and transportation are lower in Rhode Island. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Rhode Island.

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Rhode Island vs. Aruba Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rhode Island instead of Aruba, you would:

pay 18.4% more for restaurants

 
Aruba
Rhode Island
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.08
AWG36.15
$22.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $10.39
AWG18.69
$13.38
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.28
AWG4.11
$2.87
 
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pay 11.1% more for groceries

 
Aruba
Rhode Island
Bread
1 loaf
 $2.95
AWG5.31
$3.98
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.50
AWG11.70
$5.94
 
Milk (1 gallon) $6.74
AWG12.14
$3.94
 
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pay 8.0% less for transportation

 
Aruba
Rhode Island
Gasoline (1 gallon) $9.17
AWG16.50
$4.02
 
Monthly public transit pass $30.00
AWG54.00
$70.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,095.70
AWG46,972.26
$36,541.58
 
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pay 56.4% more for housing

 
Aruba
Rhode Island
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $95.25
AWG171.46
$76.56
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,027.78
AWG1,850.00
$2,081.88
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,183.33
AWG2,130.00
$1,759.17
 
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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

 
Aruba
Rhode Island
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $275.00
AWG495.00
$1,824.60
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $13,223.55
AWG23,802.39
$25,666.67
 
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pay 8.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Aruba
Rhode Island
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.64
AWG10.16
$6.25
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.73
AWG8.51
$5.40
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $10.00
AWG18.00
$13.11
 
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pay 23.9% less for clothing

 
Aruba
Rhode Island
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $60.00
AWG108.00
$47.12
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $57.85
AWG104.14
$27.75
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $114.41
AWG205.93
$92.50
 
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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