Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of American Samoa, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
American Samoa
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Aruba
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$16.00
AWG28.84
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$10.14
AWG18.27
|
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
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Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
American Samoa
|
Aruba
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$3.44
AWG6.21
|
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Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.65
AWG13.79
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$5.24
AWG9.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.10
AWG7.39
|
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Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
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Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
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Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.49
AWG4.50
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
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Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.44
AWG2.59
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Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
American Samoa
|
Aruba
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.48
AWG9.87
|
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Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$40.00
AWG72.10
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,000.00
AWG63,087.50
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$51.10
AWG92.10
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
American Samoa
|
Aruba
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$79.65
AWG143.57
|
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1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$705.36
AWG1,271.42
|
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$655.25
AWG1,181.08
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$182.10
AWG328.23
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
American Samoa
|
Aruba
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$225.00
AWG405.56
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
American Samoa
|
Aruba
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
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Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$4.24
AWG7.65
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$13.75
AWG24.78
|
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Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$95.72
AWG172.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$11.50
AWG20.73
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
American Samoa
|
Aruba
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$65.00
AWG117.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$57.37
AWG103.42
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$116.59
AWG210.15
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$102.90
AWG185.47
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