Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 3.7 times more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
|
Burundi
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,429
|
$16.00
AWG28.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,905
|
$10.14
AWG18.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,454
|
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,943
|
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for groceries
|
Burundi
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,148
|
$3.44
AWG6.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,904
|
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,129
|
$7.65
AWG13.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,051
|
$5.24
AWG9.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,420
|
$4.10
AWG7.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,796
|
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF650
|
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
$2.49
AWG4.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,299
|
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF650
|
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF780
|
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Burundi
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.48
AWG9.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$40.00
AWG72.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,000.00
AWG63,087.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$51.10
AWG92.10
|
pay 5.7 times more for housing
|
Burundi
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$79.65
AWG143.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF854,361
|
$705.36
AWG1,271.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF215,849
|
$655.25
AWG1,181.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$182.10
AWG328.23
|
|
pay 41.2% more for childcare
|
Burundi
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF312,821
|
$225.00
AWG405.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,282,141
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Burundi
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,635
|
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,724
|
$4.24
AWG7.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,162
|
$13.75
AWG24.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$95.72
AWG172.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$11.50
AWG20.73
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burundi
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$65.00
AWG117.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$57.37
AWG103.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$116.59
AWG210.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$102.90
AWG185.47
|
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