Cost of living comparison
Mali is 7.3% cheaper than Aruba.
If you lived in Mali instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 48.5% less for restaurants
Aruba
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
$8.00
F CFA4,902
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
AWG16.65
|
$4.83
F CFA2,961
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
AWG3.52
|
$0.89
F CFA545
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
AWG2.90
|
$0.57
F CFA350
|
|
pay 35.8% less for groceries
Aruba
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
AWG4.58
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.57
AWG11.83
|
$7.81
F CFA4,788
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.86
AWG14.16
|
$8.20
F CFA5,025
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.11
AWG7.39
|
$1.90
F CFA1,162
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.22
AWG7.60
|
$3.43
F CFA2,103
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.53
AWG2.76
|
$0.48
F CFA292
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
$1.07
F CFA654
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
AWG4.90
|
$1.27
F CFA778
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
$0.46
F CFA283
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
$0.61
F CFA371
|
|
pay 61.2% more for transportation
Aruba
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.03
AWG9.06
|
$4.89
F CFA2,996
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.83
AWG82.50
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,636,655
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.30
AWG59.94
|
?? | |
pay 8.8% more for housing
Aruba
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.25
AWG128.25
|
$35.94
F CFA22,022
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$718.61
AWG1,293.49
|
$1,000.00
F CFA612,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.75
AWG1,003.96
|
$538.39
F CFA329,890
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.96
AWG246.53
|
$204.36
F CFA125,219
|
|
pay 11.8% more for childcare
Aruba
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.61
AWG411.50
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,737.40
AWG19,327.32
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,352,797
|
|
pay 38.4% less for entertainment and sports
Aruba
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
AWG7.20
|
$2.00
F CFA1,225
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
AWG5.54
|
$2.01
F CFA1,235
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.48
AWG15.27
|
$1.50
F CFA919
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.82
AWG109.48
|
$69.94
F CFA42,856
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
$6.00
F CFA3,676
|
|
pay 10.0% less for clothing
Aruba
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.45
AWG139.42
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.89
AWG70.00
|
$25.00
F CFA15,318
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.64
AWG173.95
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.05
AWG194.50
|
$125.00
F CFA76,592
|
|
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