Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 42.3% more expensive than Saint Lucia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 77.0% more in Aruba
- Groceries
-
pay 40.2% more in Aruba
- Transportation
-
pay 9.1% more in Aruba
- Housing
-
pay 73.6% more in Aruba
- Childcare
-
pay 11.7% more in Aruba
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 74.7% more in Aruba
- Clothing
-
pay 9.7% more in Aruba
The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, childcare, and clothing in Aruba are more expensive than in Saint Lucia. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Aruba.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 77.0% more for restaurants
|
Saint Lucia
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$16.00
AWG28.80
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
$10.14
AWG18.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
|
pay 40.2% more for groceries
|
Saint Lucia
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$3.44
AWG6.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$7.65
AWG13.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
$5.24
AWG9.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$4.10
AWG7.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$2.49
AWG4.49
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
|
pay 9.1% more for transportation
|
Saint Lucia
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$5.48
AWG9.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$40.00
AWG72.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$35,000.00
AWG63,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$51.10
AWG91.97
|
|
pay 73.6% more for housing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$79.65
AWG143.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$705.36
AWG1,269.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
$655.25
AWG1,179.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$182.10
AWG327.77
|
|
pay 11.7% more for childcare
|
Saint Lucia
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$225.00
AWG405.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
|
pay 74.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Lucia
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$4.24
AWG7.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$13.75
AWG24.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
$95.72
AWG172.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
$11.50
AWG20.70
|
|
pay 9.7% more for clothing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
$65.00
AWG117.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
$57.37
AWG103.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
$116.59
AWG209.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
$102.90
AWG185.22
|
|
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