Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 49.8% more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 9.9% more for restaurants
Gabon
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
$16.11
AWG29.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA8,959
|
$10.50
AWG18.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA747
|
$1.74
AWG3.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA697
|
$1.51
AWG2.72
|
|
pay 70.2% more for groceries
Gabon
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA863
|
$3.13
AWG5.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,074
|
$11.04
AWG19.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA5,958
|
$7.67
AWG13.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,066
|
$4.63
AWG8.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,896
|
$3.73
AWG6.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$2.25
AWG4.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA707
|
$1.20
AWG2.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$2.37
AWG4.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA572
|
$3.18
AWG5.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA632
|
$1.40
AWG2.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA677
|
$1.25
AWG2.25
|
|
pay 11.5% more for transportation
Gabon
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,369
|
$5.71
AWG10.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$50.00
AWG90.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA16,922,276
|
$22,191.40
AWG40,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$39.16
AWG70.58
|
|
pay 28.7% more for housing
Gabon
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,476
|
$77.07
AWG138.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA514,304
|
$754.44
AWG1,359.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA298,628
|
$561.88
AWG1,012.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA50,747
|
$169.18
AWG304.94
|
|
pay 51.5% more for childcare
Gabon
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,169
|
$197.41
AWG355.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,235,141
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA597
|
$3.42
AWG6.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,820
|
$3.67
AWG6.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,493
|
$10.81
AWG19.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA34,840
|
$68.94
AWG124.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.97
AWG17.97
|
|
pay 31.7% more for clothing
Gabon
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA39,817
|
$74.35
AWG134.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA44,794
|
$48.82
AWG88.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$94.62
AWG170.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA43,799
|
$101.64
AWG183.21
|
|
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