Cost of living comparison

Dominica

compared to

Aruba

Aruba vs. Dominica Cost of Living Summary

Aruba is 83.8% more expensive than Dominica overall.

Restaurants: pay 80.3% more in Aruba
Groceries: pay 5.6% less in Aruba
Transportation: pay 0.3% more in Aruba
Housing: pay 3.7 times more in Aruba
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Aruba
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.0% more in Aruba
Clothing: pay 30.6% more in Aruba

The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation in Aruba are more expensive than in Dominica. Notably, housing, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Aruba.

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Aruba vs. Dominica Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Aruba instead of Dominica, you would:

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pay 80.3% more for restaurants

	Dominica	Aruba
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$20.08 AWG36.18	+171.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.57 EC$17.75	$10.39 AWG18.71	+58.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.47 EC$6.67	$2.28 AWG4.11	-7.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$1.96 AWG3.52	-11.9%
Average			+80.3%

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pay 5.6% less for groceries

	Dominica	Aruba
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 EC$5.67	$2.95 AWG5.31	+40.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$6.50 AWG11.71	+440.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.61 EC$34.07	$6.74 AWG12.15	-46.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.60 EC$15.13	$5.17 AWG9.31	-7.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.09 EC$13.76	$3.45 AWG6.21	-32.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.91 EC$7.86	$2.10 AWG3.78	-27.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 EC$2.90	$0.98 AWG1.77	-8.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.03 EC$5.49	$2.27 AWG4.09	+11.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.33 EC$6.30	$1.59 AWG2.86	-31.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 EC$4.37	$1.01 AWG1.82	-37.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 EC$3.71	$0.91 AWG1.64	-33.8%
Average			-5.6%

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pay 0.3% more for transportation

	Dominica	Aruba
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 EC$14.58	$9.17 AWG16.51	+70.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.13 EC$143.58	$30.00 AWG54.04	-43.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,128.17 EC$94,935.64	$26,095.70 AWG47,004.88	-25.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.23 EC$79.00	$48.03 AWG86.51	+64.3%
Average			+0.3%

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pay 3.7 times more for housing

	Dominica	Aruba
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.92 EC$191.67	$95.25 AWG171.58	+34.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$283.68 EC$766.67	$1,027.78 AWG1,851.28	+262.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$203.51 EC$550.00	$1,183.33 AWG2,131.48	+481.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$108.58 EC$293.44	$187.84 AWG338.36	+73.0%
Average			+272.9%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Dominica	Aruba
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$129.51 EC$350.00	$275.00 AWG495.34	+112.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,440.25 EC$12,000.00	$13,223.55 AWG23,818.92	+197.8%
Average			+151.5%

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pay 56.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Dominica	Aruba
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$5.64 AWG10.17	+205.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 EC$11.17	$4.73 AWG8.52	+14.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$10.00 AWG18.01	+35.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.25 EC$125.00	$62.22 AWG112.08	+34.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.33 EC$22.50	$11.94 AWG21.50	+43.4%
Average			+56.0%

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pay 30.6% more for clothing

	Dominica	Aruba
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.50 EC$150.00	$60.00 AWG108.08	+8.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.00 EC$100.00	$57.85 AWG104.21	+56.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$114.41 AWG206.07	+54.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.51 EC$250.00	$102.90 AWG185.35	+11.2%
Average			+30.6%

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