Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 2.8 times more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Chad, you would:
pay 72.2% more for restaurants
Chad
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
$16.11
AWG29.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.21
FCFA8,038
|
$10.50
AWG18.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
FCFA502
|
$1.74
AWG3.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA452
|
$1.51
AWG2.72
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Chad
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA201
|
$3.13
AWG5.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.65
FCFA1,005
|
$11.04
AWG19.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.29
FCFA4,437
|
$7.67
AWG13.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
FCFA1,206
|
$4.63
AWG8.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
$3.73
AWG6.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,367
|
$2.25
AWG4.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA547
|
$1.20
AWG2.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
FCFA1,253
|
$2.37
AWG4.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA524
|
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA471
|
$1.40
AWG2.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA410
|
$1.25
AWG2.25
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Chad
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
FCFA2,411
|
$5.71
AWG10.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.55
FCFA50,237
|
$50.00
AWG90.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,391.93
FCFA6,932,718
|
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.71
FCFA2,261
|
$39.16
AWG70.48
|
|
pay 36.5% more for housing
Chad
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.55
FCFA50,237
|
$77.07
AWG138.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,400.85
FCFA852,508
|
$754.44
AWG1,357.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.61
FCFA110,522
|
$561.88
AWG1,011.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.38
FCFA115,250
|
$169.18
AWG304.52
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Chad
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$36.32
FCFA22,104
|
$197.41
AWG355.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,651.00
FCFA1,004,742
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
FCFA754
|
$3.42
AWG6.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
FCFA2,009
|
$3.67
AWG6.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.07
FCFA653
|
$10.81
AWG19.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.08
FCFA80,379
|
$68.94
AWG124.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.95
FCFA3,014
|
$9.97
AWG17.95
|
|
pay 43.8% more for clothing
Chad
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
FCFA20,095
|
$74.35
AWG133.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.91
FCFA37,678
|
$48.82
AWG87.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,654
|
$94.62
AWG170.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.32
FCFA65,308
|
$101.64
AWG182.96
|
|
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