Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 2.2 times more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
ETB408.18
|
$16.11
AWG29.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB357.16
|
$10.50
AWG18.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ETB46.71
|
$1.74
AWG3.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
ETB30.53
|
$1.51
AWG2.72
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
ETB62.32
|
$3.13
AWG5.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ETB261.12
|
$11.04
AWG19.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
ETB325.58
|
$7.67
AWG13.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
ETB147.53
|
$4.63
AWG8.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.17
ETB353.23
|
$3.73
AWG6.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.95
ETB168.89
|
$2.25
AWG4.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ETB27.95
|
$1.20
AWG2.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
ETB62.73
|
$2.37
AWG4.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB22.07
|
$3.18
AWG5.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
ETB16.33
|
$1.40
AWG2.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ETB43.56
|
$1.25
AWG2.25
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ETB266.16
|
$5.71
AWG10.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB572.80
|
$50.00
AWG90.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,500.00
ETB1,460,640.00
|
$22,191.40
AWG40,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
ETB222.16
|
$39.16
AWG70.58
|
|
pay 16.4% more for housing
Ethiopia
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$152.46
ETB8,732.89
|
$77.07
AWG138.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$621.38
ETB35,592.91
|
$754.44
AWG1,359.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.45
ETB20,360.44
|
$561.88
AWG1,012.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB7,150.73
|
$169.18
AWG304.94
|
|
pay 27.0% more for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$83.24
ETB4,768.05
|
$197.41
AWG355.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB2,515,546.67
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB57.28
|
$3.42
AWG6.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.11
ETB63.34
|
$3.67
AWG6.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB229.12
|
$10.81
AWG19.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.77
ETB4,626.66
|
$68.94
AWG124.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ETB286.40
|
$9.97
AWG17.97
|
|
pay 19.1% more for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
ETB2,297.56
|
$74.35
AWG134.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
ETB3,284.29
|
$48.82
AWG88.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
ETB5,295.22
|
$94.62
AWG170.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.33
ETB5,632.53
|
$101.64
AWG183.21
|
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