Cost of living comparison

Botswana

compared to

Aruba

Aruba vs. Botswana Cost of Living Summary

Aruba is 2.5 times more expensive than Botswana overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Aruba
Groceries: pay 99.9% more in Aruba
Transportation: pay 44.7% more in Aruba
Housing: pay 3.8 times more in Aruba
Childcare: pay 3.4 times more in Aruba
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Aruba
Clothing: pay 73.5% more in Aruba

The cost of housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and clothing in Aruba are more expensive than in Botswana. Notably, housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Aruba.

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Aruba vs. Botswana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Aruba instead of Botswana, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Botswana	Aruba
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.85 BWP148.87	$20.08 AWG36.18	+85.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.79 BWP79.40	$10.39 AWG18.71	+79.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 BWP9.92	$2.28 AWG4.11	+215.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 BWP5.71	$1.96 AWG3.52	+370.3%
Average			+112.0%

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pay 99.9% more for groceries

	Botswana	Aruba
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 BWP12.02	$2.95 AWG5.31	+236.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.16 BWP43.42	$6.50 AWG11.71	+105.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.47 BWP75.12	$6.74 AWG12.15	+23.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.47 BWP33.83	$5.17 AWG9.31	+109.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.11 BWP28.88	$3.45 AWG6.21	+63.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 BWP10.31	$2.10 AWG3.78	+179.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 BWP8.75	$0.98 AWG1.77	+54.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 BWP12.38	$2.27 AWG4.09	+151.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 BWP10.15	$1.59 AWG2.86	+114.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 BWP7.97	$1.01 AWG1.82	+73.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 BWP7.25	$0.91 AWG1.64	+71.9%
Average			+99.9%

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pay 44.7% more for transportation

	Botswana	Aruba
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.15 BWP70.71	$9.17 AWG16.51	+77.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.66 BWP406.91	$30.00 AWG54.04	+1.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,891.73 BWP273K	$26,095.70 AWG47,004.88	+31.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.87 BWP286.32	$48.03 AWG86.51	+130.2%
Average			+44.7%

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pay 3.8 times more for housing

	Botswana	Aruba
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.10 BWP577.61	$95.25 AWG171.58	+126.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$356.36 BWP4,889.51	$1,027.78 AWG1,851.28	+188.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$221.34 BWP3,036.92	$1,183.33 AWG2,131.48	+434.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.63 BWP626.12	$187.84 AWG338.36	+311.6%
Average			+284.7%

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

	Botswana	Aruba
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$127.13 BWP1,744.25	$275.00 AWG495.34	+116.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,500.03 BWP34,301.86	$13,223.55 AWG23,818.92	+428.9%
Average			+238.3%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Botswana	Aruba
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.99 BWP27.29	$5.64 AWG10.17	+183.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.32 BWP31.83	$4.73 AWG8.52	+103.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.62 BWP49.62	$10.00 AWG18.01	+176.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.58 BWP460.78	$62.22 AWG112.08	+85.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.15 BWP84.36	$11.94 AWG21.50	+94.2%
Average			+116.6%

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pay 73.5% more for clothing

	Botswana	Aruba
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.53 BWP652.19	$60.00 AWG108.08	+26.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.75 BWP229.75	$57.85 AWG104.21	+245.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.33 BWP992.46	$114.41 AWG206.07	+58.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.36 BWP1,075.16	$102.90 AWG185.35	+31.3%
Average			+73.5%

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