Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 27.9% cheaper than Aruba.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 9.3% less for restaurants
|
Aruba
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.00
AWG28.84
|
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.14
AWG18.27
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
$1.23
FCFA762
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
$1.31
FCFA813
|
|
pay 31.5% less for groceries
|
Aruba
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
AWG6.21
|
$1.42
FCFA881
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
$3.40
FCFA2,118
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
AWG13.79
|
$9.78
FCFA6,084
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.24
AWG9.45
|
$3.39
FCFA2,109
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.10
AWG7.39
|
$3.11
FCFA1,936
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
$1.43
FCFA891
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
$1.16
FCFA722
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
AWG4.50
|
$1.43
FCFA891
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
$0.94
FCFA584
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
$1.04
FCFA645
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
$1.11
FCFA692
|
|
pay 31.0% less for transportation
|
Aruba
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
AWG9.87
|
$3.89
FCFA2,419
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
AWG72.10
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
AWG63,087.50
|
$27,776.16
FCFA17,279,121
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.10
AWG92.10
|
$6.82
FCFA4,244
|
|
pay 18.6% less for housing
|
Aruba
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.65
AWG143.57
|
$68.08
FCFA42,351
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.36
AWG1,271.42
|
$844.18
FCFA525,150
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.25
AWG1,181.08
|
$490.17
FCFA304,926
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.10
AWG328.23
|
$83.30
FCFA51,817
|
|
pay 37.9% less for childcare
|
Aruba
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.00
AWG405.56
|
$118.46
FCFA73,690
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
$5,310.15
FCFA3,303,361
|
|
pay 51.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Aruba
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
$0.98
FCFA610
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
AWG7.65
|
$4.25
FCFA2,643
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.75
AWG24.78
|
$2.45
FCFA1,525
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.72
AWG172.54
|
$57.19
FCFA35,575
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
AWG20.73
|
$4.50
FCFA2,802
|
|
pay 15.7% less for clothing
|
Aruba
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
AWG117.16
|
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.37
AWG103.42
|
$73.53
FCFA45,739
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.59
AWG210.15
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.90
AWG185.47
|
$71.89
FCFA44,722
|
|
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