Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 3.0 times more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 45.1% more for restaurants
Guinea
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,846
|
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,260
|
$9.25
AWG16.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,778
|
$1.95
AWG3.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,283
|
$1.61
AWG2.91
|
|
pay 71.9% more for groceries
Guinea
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,427
|
$2.54
AWG4.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF59,984
|
$6.57
AWG11.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF68,119
|
$7.86
AWG14.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,280
|
$4.11
AWG7.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,265
|
$4.22
AWG7.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,891
|
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,774
|
$1.53
AWG2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,924
|
$2.72
AWG4.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
|
pay 10.0 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,438
|
$5.03
AWG9.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,537
|
$45.83
AWG82.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,191.40
AWG40,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,140
|
$33.30
AWG60.02
|
|
pay 79.0% more for housing
Guinea
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF856,912
|
$71.25
AWG128.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,630,604
|
$718.61
AWG1,295.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,570,736
|
$557.75
AWG1,005.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF360,407
|
$136.96
AWG246.87
|
|
pay 8.2% less for childcare
Guinea
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,469,685
|
$228.61
AWG412.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF59,983,833
|
$10,737.40
AWG19,354.17
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,338
|
$4.00
AWG7.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,138
|
$3.08
AWG5.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,854
|
$8.48
AWG15.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF217,169
|
$60.82
AWG109.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,884
|
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Guinea
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,382
|
$77.45
AWG139.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF257,074
|
$38.89
AWG70.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF428,456
|
$96.64
AWG174.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF428,456
|
$108.05
AWG194.77
|
|
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