Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 3.6 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 7.6 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$16.11
AWG29.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,294
|
$10.50
AWG18.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA465
|
$1.74
AWG3.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$1.51
AWG2.72
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
$3.13
AWG5.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$11.04
AWG19.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,548
|
$7.67
AWG13.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,523
|
$4.63
AWG8.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.73
AWG6.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$2.25
AWG4.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$1.20
AWG2.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA257
|
$2.37
AWG4.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA409
|
$3.18
AWG5.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA818
|
$1.40
AWG2.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA347
|
$1.25
AWG2.25
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,760
|
$5.71
AWG10.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
$50.00
AWG90.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,191.40
AWG40,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,262
|
$39.16
AWG70.58
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,836
|
$77.07
AWG138.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA248,857
|
$754.44
AWG1,359.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
$561.88
AWG1,012.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,867
|
$169.18
AWG304.94
|
|
pay 4.1% more for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,657
|
$197.41
AWG355.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,170,573
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA697
|
$3.42
AWG6.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$3.67
AWG6.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA995
|
$10.81
AWG19.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
$68.94
AWG124.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$9.97
AWG17.97
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$74.35
AWG134.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$48.82
AWG88.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$94.62
AWG170.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$101.64
AWG183.21
|
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