Cost of living comparison
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Aruba vs. Comoros Cost of Living Summary
Aruba is 44.9% more expensive than Comoros overall.
Aruba vs. Comoros Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Aruba instead of Comoros, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Comoros
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.16
KMF2,710
|
$20.08
AWG36.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.96
KMF3,503
|
$10.39
AWG18.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
KMF438
|
$2.28
AWG4.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
KMF283
|
$1.96
AWG3.52
|
|
Comoros vs. Aruba - Cost of restaurants
pay 0.8% less for groceries
|
Comoros
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
KMF250
|
$2.95
AWG5.31
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.85
KMF1,695
|
$6.50
AWG11.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.30
KMF7,174
|
$6.74
AWG12.15
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.02
KMF2,207
|
$5.17
AWG9.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.45
AWG6.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.29
KMF1,006
|
$2.10
AWG3.78
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.98
AWG1.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.27
AWG4.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
KMF822
|
$1.59
AWG2.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
KMF898
|
$1.01
AWG1.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.40
KMF617
|
$0.91
AWG1.64
|
|
Comoros vs. Aruba - Cost of groceries
pay 18.9% more for transportation
|
Comoros
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.40
KMF5,017
|
$9.17
AWG16.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.19
KMF14,165
|
$30.00
AWG54.04
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,057.90
KMF8M
|
$26,095.70
AWG47,004.88
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.56
KMF3,768
|
$48.03
AWG86.51
|
|
Comoros vs. Aruba - Cost of transportation
pay 71.1% more for housing
|
Comoros
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.74
KMF32,446
|
$95.25
AWG171.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$727.83
KMF320K
|
$1,027.78
AWG1,851.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.66
KMF266K
|
$1,183.33
AWG2,131.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.63
KMF37,676
|
$187.84
AWG338.36
|
|
Comoros vs. Aruba - Cost of housing
pay 19.5% less for childcare
|
Comoros
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.63
KMF175K
|
$275.00
AWG495.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,067.24
KMF6M
|
$13,223.55
AWG23,818.92
|
|
Comoros vs. Aruba - Cost of childcare
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Comoros
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.04
KMF458
|
$5.64
AWG10.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.76
KMF774
|
$4.73
AWG8.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$10.00
AWG18.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$62.22
AWG112.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.51
KMF2,862
|
$11.94
AWG21.50
|
|
Comoros vs. Aruba - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 4.6% more for clothing
|
Comoros
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.47
KMF26,605
|
$60.00
AWG108.08
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.47
KMF26,605
|
$57.85
AWG104.21
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.73
KMF48,283
|
$114.41
AWG206.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.10
KMF37,444
|
$102.90
AWG185.35
|
|
Comoros vs. Aruba - Cost of clothing
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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