Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 18.1% cheaper than Aruba.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 24.5% less for restaurants
Aruba
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.11
AWG29.00
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
AWG18.90
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
AWG3.13
|
$1.45
F CFA883
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
AWG2.72
|
$1.34
F CFA816
|
|
pay 41.0% less for groceries
Aruba
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.13
AWG5.64
|
$0.68
F CFA416
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.04
AWG19.87
|
$6.82
F CFA4,148
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
AWG13.80
|
$9.41
F CFA5,726
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.63
AWG8.33
|
$2.39
F CFA1,453
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.73
AWG6.72
|
$4.97
F CFA3,025
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.04
|
$1.00
F CFA610
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
AWG2.16
|
$0.78
F CFA472
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.37
AWG4.27
|
$0.96
F CFA584
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
$0.78
F CFA475
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
AWG2.51
|
$0.59
F CFA361
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.25
AWG2.25
|
$0.51
F CFA308
|
|
pay 14.0% less for transportation
Aruba
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
AWG10.29
|
$6.06
F CFA3,689
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
AWG90.00
|
$20.64
F CFA12,559
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
$27,241.56
F CFA16,578,238
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.16
AWG70.48
|
$28.89
F CFA17,583
|
|
pay 24.2% less for housing
Aruba
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.07
AWG138.72
|
$47.86
F CFA29,123
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$754.44
AWG1,357.99
|
$925.69
F CFA563,339
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.88
AWG1,011.39
|
$363.71
F CFA221,342
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.18
AWG304.52
|
$90.91
F CFA55,327
|
|
pay 24.9% more for childcare
Aruba
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$197.41
AWG355.33
|
$251.78
F CFA153,223
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
$9,059.27
F CFA5,513,149
|
|
pay 26.2% less for entertainment and sports
Aruba
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.42
AWG6.15
|
$2.48
F CFA1,507
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
AWG6.61
|
$3.91
F CFA2,379
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.81
AWG19.45
|
$1.32
F CFA804
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.94
AWG124.10
|
$65.49
F CFA39,855
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.97
AWG17.95
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
pay 21.5% less for clothing
Aruba
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.35
AWG133.83
|
$59.44
F CFA36,171
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.82
AWG87.88
|
$35.77
F CFA21,769
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.62
AWG170.32
|
$82.22
F CFA50,037
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.64
AWG182.96
|
$75.12
F CFA45,716
|
|
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