Cost of living comparison
Togo is 37.1% cheaper than Aruba.
If you lived in Togo instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 19.6% less for restaurants
Aruba
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
AWG16.65
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
AWG3.52
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
AWG2.90
|
$1.34
F CFA822
|
|
pay 20.4% less for groceries
Aruba
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
AWG4.58
|
$0.75
F CFA462
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.57
AWG11.83
|
$3.74
F CFA2,294
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.86
AWG14.16
|
$7.22
F CFA4,422
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.11
AWG7.39
|
$1.75
F CFA1,073
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.22
AWG7.60
|
$2.76
F CFA1,689
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
$0.89
F CFA543
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.53
AWG2.76
|
$0.86
F CFA524
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
$1.77
F CFA1,087
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
AWG4.90
|
$1.53
F CFA939
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
$1.27
F CFA776
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
$1.88
F CFA1,149
|
|
pay 36.8% less for transportation
Aruba
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.03
AWG9.06
|
$3.66
F CFA2,245
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.83
AWG82.50
|
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
$13,408.81
F CFA8,216,019
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.30
AWG59.94
|
$3.27
F CFA2,003
|
|
pay 47.7% less for housing
Aruba
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.25
AWG128.25
|
$61.90
F CFA37,931
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$718.61
AWG1,293.49
|
$270.27
F CFA165,604
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.75
AWG1,003.96
|
$102.66
F CFA62,904
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.96
AWG246.53
|
$90.79
F CFA55,629
|
|
pay 44.8% less for childcare
Aruba
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.61
AWG411.50
|
$108.95
F CFA66,755
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,737.40
AWG19,327.32
|
$6,731.22
F CFA4,124,441
|
|
pay 39.0% less for entertainment and sports
Aruba
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
AWG7.20
|
$0.84
F CFA514
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
AWG5.54
|
$3.91
F CFA2,396
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.48
AWG15.27
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.82
AWG109.48
|
$32.40
F CFA19,855
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
pay 51.7% less for clothing
Aruba
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.45
AWG139.42
|
$21.23
F CFA13,009
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.89
AWG70.00
|
$22.91
F CFA14,036
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.64
AWG173.95
|
$31.85
F CFA19,513
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.05
AWG194.50
|
$79.89
F CFA48,954
|
|
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