Cost of living comparison

Saint Kitts and Nevis

compared to

Aruba

Aruba vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis Cost of Living Summary

Aruba is 28.6% more expensive than Saint Kitts and Nevis overall.

Restaurants: pay 6.8% less in Aruba
Groceries: pay 11.4% less in Aruba
Housing: pay 78.4% more in Aruba
Entertainment and Sports: pay 82.9% more in Aruba
Clothing: pay 22.7% less in Aruba

The cost of entertainment and sports and housing in Aruba are more expensive than in Saint Kitts and Nevis. Expenses including clothing, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Aruba. Notably, entertainment and sports and housing are significantly more expensive in Aruba.

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Aruba vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Aruba instead of Saint Kitts and Nevis, you would:

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pay 6.8% less for restaurants

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Aruba
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.50 EC$50.00	$20.08 AWG36.18	+8.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.98 EC$37.77	$10.39 AWG18.71	-25.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$2.28 AWG4.11	+12.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 EC$6.17	$1.96 AWG3.52	-14.3%
Average			-6.8%

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. Aruba - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.4% less for groceries

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Aruba
Bread 1 loaf	$3.70 EC$10.00	$2.95 AWG5.31	-20.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$6.50 AWG11.71
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.25 EC$25.00	$6.74 AWG12.15	-27.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.55 EC$15.00	$5.17 AWG9.31	-6.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.20 EC$11.34	$3.45 AWG6.21	-17.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 EC$5.44	$2.10 AWG3.78	+4.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 EC$3.77	$0.98 AWG1.77	-29.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$2.27 AWG4.09
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.68 EC$4.54	$1.59 AWG2.86	-5.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 EC$2.72	$1.01 AWG1.82	+0.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$0.91 AWG1.64	+8.3%
Average			-11.4%

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Aruba
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$9.17 AWG16.51
Monthly public transit pass	??	$30.00 AWG54.04
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$26,095.70 AWG47,004.88
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$48.03 AWG86.51

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pay 78.4% more for housing

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Aruba
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$95.25 AWG171.58
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$700.00 EC$1,891.79	$1,027.78 AWG1,851.28	+46.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$648.77 EC$1,753.33	$1,183.33 AWG2,131.48	+82.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.53 EC$179.80	$187.84 AWG338.36	+182.3%
Average			+78.4%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Aruba
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$275.00 AWG495.34
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$13,223.55 AWG23,818.92

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pay 82.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Aruba
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$5.64 AWG10.17	+177.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$4.73 AWG8.52	+27.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$10.00 AWG18.01
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	$62.22 AWG112.08	+68.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.29 EC$17.00	$11.94 AWG21.50	+89.8%
Average			+82.9%

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pay 22.7% less for clothing

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Aruba
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.81 EC$240.00	$60.00 AWG108.08	-32.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$57.85 AWG104.21
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.51 EC$350.00	$114.41 AWG206.07	-11.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$102.90 AWG185.35
Average			-22.7%

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. Aruba - Cost of clothing

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