Cost of living comparison
Comoros is 9.4% cheaper than Aruba.
If you lived in Comoros instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 41.7% less for restaurants
|
Aruba
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.00
AWG28.84
|
$1.61
KMF750
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.14
AWG18.27
|
$7.62
KMF3,555
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
$1.55
KMF723
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
$1.13
KMF525
|
|
pay 26.1% less for groceries
|
Aruba
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
AWG6.21
|
$0.61
KMF284
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
$5.14
KMF2,397
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
AWG13.79
|
$15.61
KMF7,281
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.24
AWG9.45
|
$4.80
KMF2,240
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.10
AWG7.39
|
$2.65
KMF1,236
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
$2.43
KMF1,134
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
$0.21
KMF100
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
AWG4.50
|
$0.24
KMF113
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
$1.79
KMF835
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
$1.46
KMF683
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
$1.22
KMF569
|
|
pay 13.8% less for transportation
|
Aruba
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
AWG9.87
|
$10.91
KMF5,092
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
AWG72.10
|
$30.95
KMF14,439
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
AWG63,087.50
|
$18,241.41
KMF8,510,985
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.10
AWG92.10
|
$8.20
KMF3,824
|
|
pay 7.0% more for housing
|
Aruba
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.65
AWG143.57
|
$155.86
KMF72,722
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.36
AWG1,271.42
|
$696.65
KMF325,038
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.25
AWG1,181.08
|
$578.75
KMF270,031
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.10
AWG328.23
|
$81.96
KMF38,240
|
|
pay 75.8% more for childcare
|
Aruba
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.00
AWG405.56
|
$381.55
KMF178,021
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
$13,464.56
KMF6,282,227
|
|
pay 56.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Aruba
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
$1.57
KMF733
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
AWG7.65
|
$2.98
KMF1,393
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.75
AWG24.78
|
$1.88
KMF875
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.72
AWG172.54
|
$32.92
KMF15,361
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
AWG20.73
|
$6.23
KMF2,905
|
|
pay 10.2% less for clothing
|
Aruba
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
AWG117.16
|
$57.88
KMF27,003
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.37
AWG103.42
|
$57.88
KMF27,003
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.59
AWG210.15
|
$105.03
KMF49,006
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.90
AWG185.47
|
$81.45
KMF38,004
|
|
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