Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 33.5% cheaper than Aruba.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 15.5% less for restaurants
|
Aruba
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.00
AWG28.80
|
$13.07
FCFA8,221
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.14
AWG18.24
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
$1.23
FCFA771
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
$1.23
FCFA771
|
|
pay 4.4% less for groceries
|
Aruba
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
AWG6.20
|
$3.24
FCFA2,039
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
$3.37
FCFA2,117
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
AWG13.77
|
$9.69
FCFA6,094
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.24
AWG9.44
|
$2.94
FCFA1,850
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.10
AWG7.38
|
$3.10
FCFA1,949
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
$1.48
FCFA932
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
AWG4.49
|
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
$1.48
FCFA932
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
$1.85
FCFA1,165
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
|
pay 42.2% less for transportation
|
Aruba
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
AWG9.86
|
$3.09
FCFA1,945
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
AWG72.00
|
$26.38
FCFA16,590
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
AWG63,000.00
|
$33,034.81
FCFA20,776,043
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.10
AWG91.97
|
$7.35
FCFA4,624
|
|
pay 77.5% less for housing
|
Aruba
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.65
AWG143.37
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.36
AWG1,269.65
|
$204.24
FCFA128,447
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.25
AWG1,179.45
|
$114.37
FCFA71,930
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.10
AWG327.77
|
$41.86
FCFA26,324
|
|
pay 83.3% less for childcare
|
Aruba
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.00
AWG405.00
|
$65.36
FCFA41,103
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
$326.78
FCFA205,515
|
|
pay 37.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Aruba
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
$1.63
FCFA1,028
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
AWG7.64
|
$5.72
FCFA3,597
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.75
AWG24.75
|
$4.52
FCFA2,841
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.72
AWG172.30
|
$49.02
FCFA30,827
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
AWG20.70
|
$5.39
FCFA3,387
|
|
pay 26.3% more for clothing
|
Aruba
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
AWG117.00
|
$24.51
FCFA15,414
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.37
AWG103.27
|
$102.12
FCFA64,224
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.59
AWG209.86
|
$245.08
FCFA154,137
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.90
AWG185.22
|
$81.69
FCFA51,379
|
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