Cost of living comparison
Dominica is 24.5% cheaper than Aruba.
If you lived in Dominica instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 29.3% less for restaurants
Aruba
|
Dominica
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.11
AWG29.00
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
AWG18.90
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
AWG3.13
|
$1.62
EC$4.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
AWG2.72
|
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
|
pay 11.1% less for groceries
Aruba
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.13
AWG5.64
|
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.04
AWG19.87
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
AWG13.80
|
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.63
AWG8.33
|
$4.93
EC$13.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.73
AWG6.72
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.04
|
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
AWG2.16
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.37
AWG4.27
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
AWG2.51
|
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.25
AWG2.25
|
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
|
pay 13.4% less for transportation
Aruba
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
AWG10.29
|
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
AWG90.00
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.16
AWG70.48
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
pay 43.2% less for housing
Aruba
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.07
AWG138.72
|
$62.29
EC$168.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$754.44
AWG1,357.99
|
$360.77
EC$975.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.88
AWG1,011.39
|
$234.35
EC$633.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.18
AWG304.52
|
?? | |
pay 49.4% less for childcare
Aruba
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$197.41
AWG355.33
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
|
pay 26.4% less for entertainment and sports
Aruba
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.42
AWG6.15
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
AWG6.61
|
$2.96
EC$8.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.81
AWG19.45
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.94
AWG124.10
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.97
AWG17.95
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
|
pay 1.6% more for clothing
Aruba
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.35
AWG133.83
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.82
AWG87.88
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.62
AWG170.32
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.64
AWG182.96
|
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
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