Cost of living comparison

St. George's, Grenada

compared to

Oranjestad, Aruba

Oranjestad vs. St. George's Cost of Living Summary

Oranjestad is 94.0% more expensive than St. George's.

Restaurants: pay 40.2% more in Oranjestad
Groceries: pay 38.2% more in Oranjestad
Transportation: pay 4.3% less in Oranjestad
Housing: pay 66.7% more in Oranjestad
Childcare: pay 3.6 times more in Oranjestad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Oranjestad
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Oranjestad

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, housing, restaurants, and groceries in Oranjestad are more expensive than in St. George's. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Oranjestad.

Oranjestad vs. St. George's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Oranjestad instead of St. George's, you would:

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pay 40.2% more for restaurants

	St. George's	Oranjestad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$19.00 AWG34.20	+156.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 EC$22.50	$10.27 AWG18.49	+23.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$1.33 AWG2.40	-28.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 EC$4.00	$1.61 AWG2.90	+8.7%
Average			+40.2%

St. George's vs. Oranjestad - Cost of restaurants

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pay 38.2% more for groceries

	St. George's	Oranjestad
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 EC$4.57	$3.05 AWG5.50	+80.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.32 EC$11.68	$6.00 AWG10.80	+38.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.71 EC$39.75	$6.40 AWG11.52	-56.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.95 EC$10.67	$5.00 AWG9.00	+26.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.60 EC$7.04	$5.21 AWG9.38	+100.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.48 EC$6.70	$1.79 AWG3.22	-27.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$0.91 AWG1.63	+8.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 EC$2.13	$1.81 AWG3.27	+129.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.34 EC$3.63	$2.72 AWG4.90	+102.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 EC$2.54	$1.06 AWG1.90	+12.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 EC$2.33	$0.91 AWG1.63	+5.2%
Average			+38.2%

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pay 4.3% less for transportation

	St. George's	Oranjestad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.18 EC$14.01	$5.66 AWG10.19	+9.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.00 EC$100.00	$40.00 AWG72.00	+8.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	$35,000.00 AWG63,000.00	+40.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$199.81 EC$540.00	$51.10 AWG91.97	-74.4%
Average			-4.3%

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pay 66.7% more for housing

	St. George's	Oranjestad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.87 EC$126.67	$91.80 AWG165.25	+95.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$579.70 EC$1,566.67	$810.73 AWG1,459.31	+39.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$289.85 EC$783.33	$655.25 AWG1,179.45	+126.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.51 EC$431.09	$167.08 AWG300.74	+4.7%
Average			+66.7%

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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

	St. George's	Oranjestad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.50 EC$150.00	$225.00 AWG405.00	+305.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	$7,404.07 AWG13,327.32	+217.6%
Average			+261.5%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	St. George's	Oranjestad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$3.00 AWG5.40	+47.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.44 EC$12.00	$3.72 AWG6.69	-16.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.85 EC$5.00	$10.00 AWG18.00	+440.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	$131.44 AWG236.60	+255.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.10 EC$30.00	$10.00 AWG18.00	-9.9%
Average			+143.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	St. George's	Oranjestad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.90 EC$70.00	$80.00 AWG144.00	+208.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40 EC$120.00	$57.37 AWG103.27	+29.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.55 EC$115.00	$116.59 AWG209.86	+174.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.85 EC$205.00	$102.90 AWG185.22	+35.7%
Average			+112.0%

St. George's vs. Oranjestad - Cost of clothing

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