Cost of living comparison
Virgin Islands is 65.6% more expensive than Aruba overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 33.1% more in Virgin Islands
- Groceries
-
pay 56.7% more in Virgin Islands
- Transportation
-
pay 42.8% more in Virgin Islands
- Housing
-
pay 83.0% more in Virgin Islands
- Childcare
-
pay 3.3 times more in Virgin Islands
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 13.2% more in Virgin Islands
- Clothing
-
pay 0.7% more in Virgin Islands
The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Virgin Islands are more expensive than in Aruba. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Virgin Islands.
If you lived in Virgin Islands instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 33.1% more for restaurants
|
Aruba
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.00
AWG28.84
|
$24.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.14
AWG18.27
|
$9.18
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
$3.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
$2.26
|
|
pay 56.7% more for groceries
|
Aruba
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
AWG6.21
|
$6.40
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
$7.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
AWG13.79
|
$10.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.24
AWG9.45
|
$6.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.10
AWG7.39
|
$11.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
$3.78
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
$2.30
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
AWG4.50
|
$2.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
$4.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
$1.21
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
$2.47
|
|
pay 42.8% more for transportation
|
Aruba
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
AWG9.87
|
$5.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
AWG72.10
|
$100.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
AWG63,087.50
|
$42,333.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.10
AWG92.10
|
$52.43
|
|
pay 83.0% more for housing
|
Aruba
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.65
AWG143.57
|
$96.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.36
AWG1,271.42
|
$1,781.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.25
AWG1,181.08
|
$1,389.90
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.10
AWG328.23
|
$266.22
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
|
Aruba
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.00
AWG405.56
|
$991.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
$16,200.00
|
|
pay 13.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Aruba
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
$5.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
AWG7.65
|
$6.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.75
AWG24.78
|
$4.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.72
AWG172.54
|
$109.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
AWG20.73
|
$12.67
|
|
pay 0.7% more for clothing
|
Aruba
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
AWG117.16
|
$78.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.37
AWG103.42
|
$62.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.59
AWG210.15
|
$98.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.90
AWG185.47
|
$91.67
|
|
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