Cost of living comparison
Virgin Islands is 79.4% more expensive than Aruba.
If you lived in Virgin Islands instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 44.9% more for restaurants
|
Aruba
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.11
AWG29.04
|
$27.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
AWG18.93
|
$9.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
AWG3.13
|
$2.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
AWG2.72
|
$2.24
|
|
pay 70.3% more for groceries
|
Aruba
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.13
AWG5.65
|
$6.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.04
AWG19.89
|
$8.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
AWG13.82
|
$9.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.63
AWG8.34
|
$6.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.73
AWG6.73
|
$11.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.05
|
$5.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
AWG2.16
|
$2.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.37
AWG4.27
|
$2.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.73
|
$4.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
AWG2.52
|
$1.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.25
AWG2.25
|
$2.35
|
|
pay 47.7% more for transportation
|
Aruba
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
AWG10.30
|
$5.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
AWG90.12
|
$100.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG40,000.00
|
$43,166.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.16
AWG70.58
|
$42.58
|
|
pay 88.8% more for housing
|
Aruba
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.07
AWG138.91
|
$100.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$754.44
AWG1,359.87
|
$1,761.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.88
AWG1,012.79
|
$1,274.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.18
AWG304.94
|
$278.03
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
|
Aruba
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$197.41
AWG355.83
|
$991.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
$17,100.00
|
|
pay 30.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Aruba
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.42
AWG6.16
|
$5.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
AWG6.62
|
$6.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.81
AWG19.48
|
$4.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.94
AWG124.27
|
$119.50
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.97
AWG17.97
|
$11.88
|
|
pay 6.9% more for clothing
|
Aruba
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.35
AWG134.02
|
$78.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.82
AWG88.00
|
$62.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.62
AWG170.56
|
$98.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.64
AWG183.21
|
$91.67
|
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