Cost of living comparison

Djibouti

compared to

Aruba

Aruba vs. Djibouti Cost of Living Summary

Aruba is 23.5% more expensive than Djibouti overall.

Restaurants: pay 24.1% more in Aruba
Groceries: pay 4.5% more in Aruba
Transportation: pay 13.1% less in Aruba
Housing: pay 55.7% more in Aruba
Childcare: pay 11.1% more in Aruba
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.5% more in Aruba
Clothing: pay 63.3% more in Aruba

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

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Aruba vs. Djibouti Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.1% more for restaurants

	Djibouti	Aruba
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.83 DJF1,753	$20.08 AWG36.18	+104.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$15.45 DJF2,755	$10.39 AWG18.71	-32.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.90 DJF338	$2.28 AWG4.11	+20.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.69 DJF301	$1.96 AWG3.52	+16.1%
Average			+24.1%

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pay 4.5% more for groceries

	Djibouti	Aruba
Bread 1 loaf	$9.27 DJF1,653	$2.95 AWG5.31	-68.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.78 DJF852	$6.50 AWG11.71	+36.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.63 DJF1,896	$6.74 AWG12.15	-36.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.69 DJF1,015	$5.17 AWG9.31	-9.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.24 DJF1,470	$3.45 AWG6.21	-58.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 DJF303	$2.10 AWG3.78	+23.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55 DJF98	$0.98 AWG1.77	+78.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 DJF210	$2.27 AWG4.09	+92.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 DJF131	$1.59 AWG2.86	+116.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 DJF129	$1.01 AWG1.82	+39.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 DJF133	$0.91 AWG1.64	+21.6%
Average			+4.5%

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pay 13.1% less for transportation

	Djibouti	Aruba
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.56 DJF1,526	$9.17 AWG16.51	+7.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.53 DJF7,584	$30.00 AWG54.04	-29.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,798.22 DJF6M	$26,095.70 AWG47,004.88	-22.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$47.75 DJF8,516	$48.03 AWG86.51	+0.6%
Average			-13.1%

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pay 55.7% more for housing

	Djibouti	Aruba
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$58.99 DJF10,520	$95.25 AWG171.58	+61.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$674.13 DJF120K	$1,027.78 AWG1,851.28	+52.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$477.51 DJF85,158	$1,183.33 AWG2,131.48	+147.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$398.35 DJF71,041	$187.84 AWG338.36	-52.8%
Average			+55.7%

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pay 11.1% more for childcare

	Djibouti	Aruba
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$335.22 DJF59,783	$275.00 AWG495.34	-18.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,794.47 DJF2M	$13,223.55 AWG23,818.92	+50.4%
Average			+11.1%

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pay 9.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Djibouti	Aruba
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.02 DJF1,252	$5.64 AWG10.17	-19.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.37 DJF601	$4.73 AWG8.52	+40.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.97 DJF351	$10.00 AWG18.01	+408.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.14 DJF15,362	$62.22 AWG112.08	-27.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.64 DJF2,254	$11.94 AWG21.50	-5.6%
Average			+9.5%

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pay 63.3% more for clothing

	Djibouti	Aruba
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.13 DJF7,514	$60.00 AWG108.08	+42.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.66 DJF3,507	$57.85 AWG104.21	+194.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.59 DJF22,041	$114.41 AWG206.07	-7.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.18 DJF10,019	$102.90 AWG185.35	+83.2%
Average			+63.3%

Djibouti vs. Aruba - Cost of clothing

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