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Aruba vs. Chad Cost of Living Summary

Aruba is 2.3 times more expensive than Chad overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.4 times more in Aruba
Groceries
pay 63.6% more in Aruba
Transportation
pay 57.3% more in Aruba
Housing
pay 2.8 times more in Aruba
Entertainment and Sports
pay 5.7 times more in Aruba
Clothing
pay 89.3% more in Aruba

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

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Aruba vs. Chad Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

 
Chad
Aruba
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.54
FCFA4,983
$20.08
AWG36.18
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 ?? $10.39
AWG18.71
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.85
FCFA498
$2.28
AWG4.11
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pay 63.6% more for groceries

 
Chad
Aruba
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.34
FCFA199
$2.95
AWG5.31
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.71
FCFA997
$6.50
AWG11.71
Milk (1 gallon) $13.68
FCFA7,985
$6.74
AWG12.15
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pay 57.3% more for transportation

 
Chad
Aruba
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.85
FCFA2,829
$9.17
AWG16.51
Monthly public transit pass $85.35
FCFA49,830
$30.00
AWG54.04
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $11,778.47
FCFA7M
$26,095.70
AWG47,004.88
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pay 2.8 times more for housing

 
Chad
Aruba
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $426.76
FCFA249K
$95.25
AWG171.58
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,707.02
FCFA997K
$1,027.78
AWG1,851.28
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $85.35
FCFA49,830
$1,183.33
AWG2,131.48
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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Chad
Aruba
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $275.00
AWG495.34
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $13,223.55
AWG23,818.92
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pay 5.7 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Chad
Aruba
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.28
FCFA747
$5.64
AWG10.17
Cappuccino in mid-range area $0.85
FCFA498
$4.73
AWG8.52
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $0.98
FCFA573
$10.00
AWG18.01
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pay 89.3% more for clothing

 
Chad
Aruba
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $25.61
FCFA14,949
$60.00
AWG108.08
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $34.14
FCFA19,932
$57.85
AWG104.21
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $42.68
FCFA24,915
$114.41
AWG206.07
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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