Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 59.2% more expensive than Grenada.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Grenada, you would:
pay 37.0% more for restaurants
Grenada
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.51
EC$20.30
|
$16.11
AWG29.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.05
EC$21.77
|
$10.50
AWG18.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
EC$4.85
|
$1.74
AWG3.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
EC$3.85
|
$1.51
AWG2.72
|
|
pay 59.7% more for groceries
Grenada
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
EC$3.86
|
$3.13
AWG5.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.60
EC$20.55
|
$11.04
AWG19.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.00
EC$24.33
|
$7.67
AWG13.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.42
EC$9.25
|
$4.63
AWG8.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.41
EC$9.21
|
$3.73
AWG6.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
$2.25
AWG4.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
$1.20
AWG2.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.73
|
$2.37
AWG4.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
EC$3.15
|
$3.18
AWG5.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
EC$2.41
|
$1.40
AWG2.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
EC$2.17
|
$1.25
AWG2.25
|
|
pay 7.9% less for transportation
Grenada
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.17
EC$13.97
|
$5.71
AWG10.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.55
EC$101.48
|
$50.00
AWG90.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,828.86
EC$61,696.13
|
$22,191.40
AWG40,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$142.90
EC$386.20
|
$39.16
AWG70.58
|
|
pay 46.3% more for housing
Grenada
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.48
EC$114.81
|
$77.07
AWG138.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$589.18
EC$1,592.30
|
$754.44
AWG1,359.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.62
EC$980.01
|
$561.88
AWG1,012.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.10
EC$378.64
|
$169.18
AWG304.94
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Grenada
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$201.91
EC$545.67
|
$197.41
AWG355.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,492.11
EC$4,032.51
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
|
pay 59.7% more for entertainment and sports
Grenada
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.29
EC$6.18
|
$3.42
AWG6.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
EC$10.49
|
$3.67
AWG6.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.68
EC$9.95
|
$10.81
AWG19.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.99
EC$116.19
|
$68.94
AWG124.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
EC$26.77
|
$9.97
AWG17.97
|
|
pay 22.7% more for clothing
Grenada
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.38
EC$182.08
|
$74.35
AWG134.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.97
EC$118.83
|
$48.82
AWG88.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.37
EC$160.46
|
$94.62
AWG170.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.35
EC$249.58
|
$101.64
AWG183.21
|
|
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