Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 51.7% cheaper than Aruba.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 69.5% less for restaurants
Aruba
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.11
AWG29.00
|
$1.89
BIF5,423
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
AWG18.90
|
$3.80
BIF10,896
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
AWG3.13
|
$0.51
BIF1,453
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
AWG2.72
|
$0.68
BIF1,940
|
|
pay 58.3% less for groceries
Aruba
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.13
AWG5.64
|
$0.73
BIF2,084
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.04
AWG19.87
|
$6.06
BIF17,371
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
AWG13.80
|
$2.78
BIF7,962
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.63
AWG8.33
|
$2.07
BIF5,924
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.73
AWG6.72
|
$3.19
BIF9,140
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.04
|
$2.64
BIF7,564
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
AWG2.16
|
$0.22
BIF630
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.37
AWG4.27
|
$0.66
BIF1,891
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
$0.44
BIF1,261
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
AWG2.51
|
$0.22
BIF630
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.25
AWG2.25
|
$0.26
BIF756
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Aruba
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
AWG10.29
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
AWG90.00
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.16
AWG70.48
|
?? |
pay 74.2% less for housing
Aruba
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.07
AWG138.72
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$754.44
AWG1,357.99
|
$291.52
BIF835,533
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.88
AWG1,011.39
|
$73.86
BIF211,703
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.18
AWG304.52
|
?? | |
pay 4.0% less for childcare
Aruba
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$197.41
AWG355.33
|
$103.39
BIF296,320
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
$10,338.70
BIF29,631,990
|
|
pay 52.6% less for entertainment and sports
Aruba
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.42
AWG6.15
|
$1.27
BIF3,632
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
AWG6.61
|
$3.04
BIF8,717
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.81
AWG19.45
|
$2.42
BIF6,948
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.94
AWG124.10
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.97
AWG17.95
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Aruba
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.35
AWG133.83
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.82
AWG87.88
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.62
AWG170.32
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.64
AWG182.96
|
?? |
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