Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 34.1% cheaper than Aruba.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 43.7% less for restaurants
Aruba
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
AWG16.67
|
$10.06
F CFA6,126
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
AWG3.52
|
$0.82
F CFA498
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
AWG2.91
|
$0.71
F CFA434
|
|
pay 44.6% less for groceries
Aruba
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
AWG4.59
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.57
AWG11.85
|
$6.43
F CFA3,914
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.86
AWG14.17
|
$7.37
F CFA4,489
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.11
AWG7.40
|
$2.10
F CFA1,280
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.22
AWG7.61
|
$3.76
F CFA2,290
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
$1.27
F CFA772
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.53
AWG2.76
|
$0.41
F CFA247
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
$0.64
F CFA388
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
AWG4.91
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
$0.49
F CFA301
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
$0.52
F CFA317
|
|
pay 10.1% less for transportation
Aruba
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.03
AWG9.07
|
$4.38
F CFA2,668
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.83
AWG82.61
|
$41.90
F CFA25,525
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG40,000.00
|
$30,169.81
F CFA18,378,076
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.30
AWG60.02
|
$15.08
F CFA9,189
|
|
pay 29.7% less for housing
Aruba
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.25
AWG128.43
|
$59.50
F CFA36,246
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$718.61
AWG1,295.29
|
$567.30
F CFA345,571
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.75
AWG1,005.35
|
$235.35
F CFA143,366
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.96
AWG246.87
|
$104.94
F CFA63,925
|
|
pay 61.8% less for childcare
Aruba
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.61
AWG412.07
|
$117.33
F CFA71,470
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,737.40
AWG19,354.17
|
$2,700.38
F CFA1,644,951
|
|
pay 36.8% less for entertainment and sports
Aruba
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
AWG7.21
|
$1.09
F CFA664
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
AWG5.55
|
$2.93
F CFA1,787
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.48
AWG15.29
|
$1.26
F CFA766
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.82
AWG109.63
|
$57.83
F CFA35,225
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
pay 11.7% less for clothing
Aruba
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.45
AWG139.61
|
$63.45
F CFA38,652
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.89
AWG70.10
|
$44.00
F CFA26,801
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.64
AWG174.19
|
$70.56
F CFA42,984
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.05
AWG194.77
|
$92.19
F CFA56,155
|
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