Cost of living comparison
compared to
Aruba vs. Djibouti Cost of Living Summary
Aruba is 39.3% more expensive than Djibouti overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 12.2% more in Aruba
- Groceries
-
pay 70.0% more in Aruba
- Transportation
-
pay 0.6% more in Aruba
- Housing
-
pay 12.9% more in Aruba
- Childcare
-
pay 16.2% more in Aruba
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 88.0% more in Aruba
- Clothing
-
pay 75.2% more in Aruba
The cost of entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, childcare, housing, and restaurants in Aruba are more expensive than in Djibouti. Notably, entertainment and sports and clothing are significantly more expensive in Aruba.
Aruba vs. Djibouti Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Aruba instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 12.2% more for restaurants
|
Djibouti
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.82
DJF1,744
|
$17.00
AWG30.60
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.63
DJF2,243
|
$10.14
AWG18.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
DJF336
|
$1.86
AWG3.34
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
DJF332
|
$1.83
AWG3.29
|
|
Djibouti vs. Aruba - Cost of restaurants
pay 70.0% more for groceries
|
Djibouti
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.26
DJF1,645
|
$3.40
AWG6.12
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.78
DJF849
|
$11.12
AWG20.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.56
DJF1,698
|
$7.97
AWG14.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.85
DJF1,216
|
$5.41
AWG9.74
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.24
DJF1,463
|
$3.61
AWG6.49
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
DJF301
|
$2.41
AWG4.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
DJF98
|
$1.16
AWG2.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
DJF226
|
$2.72
AWG4.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF128
|
$2.61
AWG4.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
DJF98
|
$1.41
AWG2.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
DJF110
|
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
|
Djibouti vs. Aruba - Cost of groceries
pay 0.6% more for transportation
|
Djibouti
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.59
DJF1,170
|
$5.48
AWG9.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.27
DJF3,776
|
$30.00
AWG54.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,800.12
DJF6,001,753
|
$26,095.70
AWG46,972.26
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$47.72
DJF8,473
|
$48.03
AWG86.45
|
|
Djibouti vs. Aruba - Cost of transportation
pay 12.9% more for housing
|
Djibouti
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.94
DJF10,467
|
$86.50
AWG155.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,431.52
DJF254,189
|
$705.36
AWG1,269.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$477.17
DJF84,730
|
$985.96
AWG1,774.72
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$398.07
DJF70,684
|
$195.56
AWG352.01
|
|
Djibouti vs. Aruba - Cost of housing
pay 16.2% more for childcare
|
Djibouti
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$335.12
DJF59,505
|
$275.00
AWG495.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,793.05
DJF1,561,346
|
$13,223.55
AWG23,802.39
|
|
Djibouti vs. Aruba - Cost of childcare
pay 88.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Djibouti
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.61
DJF997
|
$4.00
AWG7.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.65
DJF648
|
$4.24
AWG7.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.71
DJF481
|
$13.75
AWG24.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.08
DJF15,285
|
$83.11
AWG149.60
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
DJF1,495
|
$12.47
AWG22.44
|
|
Djibouti vs. Aruba - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 75.2% more for clothing
|
Djibouti
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.10
DJF7,476
|
$55.00
AWG99.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.65
DJF3,489
|
$57.85
AWG104.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$123.50
DJF21,930
|
$114.41
AWG205.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.14
DJF9,968
|
$102.90
AWG185.22
|
|
Djibouti vs. Aruba - Cost of clothing
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