Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 98.8% more expensive than Botswana.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Botswana
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.42
BWP115.49
|
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
$9.25
AWG16.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
BWP12.13
|
$1.95
AWG3.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
BWP7.68
|
$1.61
AWG2.90
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Botswana
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
BWP10.36
|
$2.54
AWG4.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
BWP33.07
|
$6.57
AWG11.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
BWP62.32
|
$7.86
AWG14.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
BWP29.27
|
$4.11
AWG7.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
BWP26.86
|
$4.22
AWG7.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
BWP11.03
|
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
BWP9.78
|
$1.53
AWG2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
BWP13.17
|
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.53
|
$2.72
AWG4.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
BWP9.26
|
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
|
pay 53.4% more for transportation
Botswana
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
BWP57.52
|
$5.03
AWG9.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
BWP314.97
|
$45.83
AWG82.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,748.78
BWP257,221.64
|
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
BWP260.37
|
$33.30
AWG59.94
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Botswana
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.82
BWP1,177.37
|
$71.25
AWG128.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$251.58
BWP3,451.49
|
$718.61
AWG1,293.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.25
BWP2,774.69
|
$557.75
AWG1,003.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
BWP465.07
|
$136.96
AWG246.53
|
|
pay 75.5% more for childcare
Botswana
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.53
BWP2,257.25
|
$228.61
AWG411.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,060.26
BWP69,423.60
|
$10,737.40
AWG19,327.32
|
|
pay 87.7% more for entertainment and sports
Botswana
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
BWP22.05
|
$4.00
AWG7.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
BWP31.76
|
$3.08
AWG5.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
BWP57.74
|
$8.48
AWG15.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.61
BWP461.07
|
$60.82
AWG109.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
|
pay 76.3% more for clothing
Botswana
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.64
BWP584.94
|
$77.45
AWG139.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.97
BWP301.47
|
$38.89
AWG70.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.75
BWP764.92
|
$96.64
AWG173.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.31
BWP854.91
|
$108.05
AWG194.50
|
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