Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 3.4 times more expensive than Nigeria.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Nigeria, you would:
pay 5.2 times more for restaurants
Nigeria
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.64
NGN2,174.15
|
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.58
NGN7,389.01
|
$9.25
AWG16.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
NGN469.74
|
$1.95
AWG3.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
NGN312.77
|
$1.61
AWG2.90
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Nigeria
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
NGN1,390.02
|
$2.54
AWG4.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
NGN2,048.32
|
$6.57
AWG11.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.26
NGN12,265.69
|
$7.86
AWG14.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
NGN2,473.62
|
$4.11
AWG7.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
NGN2,230.05
|
$4.22
AWG7.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
NGN2,085.98
|
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
NGN924.11
|
$1.53
AWG2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
NGN696.41
|
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
NGN941.37
|
$2.72
AWG4.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
NGN1,030.51
|
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
NGN801.52
|
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Nigeria
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.37
NGN1,810.01
|
$5.03
AWG9.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.20
NGN30,744.69
|
$45.83
AWG82.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,662.06
NGN19,429,133.41
|
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.37
NGN12,417.75
|
$33.30
AWG59.94
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Nigeria
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.44
NGN53,587.80
|
$71.25
AWG128.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$814.72
NGN1,079,613.84
|
$718.61
AWG1,293.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$414.25
NGN548,930.02
|
$557.75
AWG1,003.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$15.73
NGN20,838.48
|
$136.96
AWG246.53
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Nigeria
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$82.01
NGN108,670.16
|
$228.61
AWG411.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,992.54
NGN2,640,374.53
|
$10,737.40
AWG19,327.32
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Nigeria
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
NGN990.51
|
$4.00
AWG7.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
NGN2,483.85
|
$3.08
AWG5.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.96
NGN1,268.14
|
$8.48
AWG15.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.54
NGN32,516.05
|
$60.82
AWG109.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
NGN7,727.18
|
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Nigeria
|
Aruba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.79
NGN22,244.25
|
$77.45
AWG139.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.52
NGN29,837.92
|
$38.89
AWG70.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.88
NGN62,127.73
|
$96.64
AWG173.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.60
NGN80,307.31
|
$108.05
AWG194.50
|
|
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