Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 56.8% cheaper than Aruba.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 65.0% less for restaurants
|
Aruba
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.11
AWG29.04
|
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
AWG18.93
|
$5.33
SOS3,044
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
AWG3.13
|
$0.71
SOS407
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
AWG2.72
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
pay 49.0% less for groceries
|
Aruba
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.13
AWG5.65
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.04
AWG19.89
|
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
AWG13.82
|
$6.37
SOS3,637
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.63
AWG8.34
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.73
AWG6.73
|
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.05
|
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
AWG2.16
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.37
AWG4.27
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.73
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
AWG2.52
|
$0.61
SOS347
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.25
AWG2.25
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 52.1% less for transportation
|
Aruba
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
AWG10.30
|
$4.08
SOS2,329
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
AWG90.12
|
$37.50
SOS21,404
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG40,000.00
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,282,014
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.16
AWG70.58
|
$7.60
SOS4,338
|
|
pay 65.4% less for housing
|
Aruba
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.07
AWG138.91
|
$30.62
SOS17,480
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$754.44
AWG1,359.87
|
$207.78
SOS118,596
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.88
AWG1,012.79
|
$86.25
SOS49,232
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.18
AWG304.94
|
$94.31
SOS53,833
|
|
pay 79.8% less for childcare
|
Aruba
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$197.41
AWG355.83
|
$55.21
SOS31,512
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
$922.50
SOS526,549
|
|
pay 22.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Aruba
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.42
AWG6.16
|
$8.50
SOS4,852
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
AWG6.62
|
$1.22
SOS698
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.81
AWG19.48
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.94
AWG124.27
|
$30.00
SOS17,124
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.97
AWG17.97
|
$5.00
SOS2,854
|
|
pay 63.8% less for clothing
|
Aruba
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.35
AWG134.02
|
$18.61
SOS10,623
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.82
AWG88.00
|
$23.11
SOS13,191
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.62
AWG170.56
|
$25.89
SOS14,777
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.64
AWG183.21
|
$45.78
SOS26,129
|
|
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