Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 70.5% more expensive than Cabo Verde overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 89.5% more in Aruba
- Groceries
-
pay 47.7% more in Aruba
- Transportation
-
pay 50.1% more in Aruba
- Housing
-
pay 65.7% more in Aruba
- Childcare
-
pay 2.1 times more in Aruba
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.1 times more in Aruba
- Clothing
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pay 17.2% more in Aruba
The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, transportation, and groceries in Aruba are more expensive than in Cabo Verde. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Aruba.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 89.5% more for restaurants
|
Cabo Verde
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.10
CVE522.44
|
$16.00
AWG28.80
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.86
CVE497.56
|
$10.14
AWG18.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
CVE220.85
|
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
CVE121.93
|
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
|
pay 47.7% more for groceries
|
Cabo Verde
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
CVE257.11
|
$3.44
AWG6.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.73
CVE688.47
|
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.01
CVE513.25
|
$7.65
AWG13.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
CVE287.09
|
$5.24
AWG9.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.29
CVE336.84
|
$4.10
AWG7.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.61
CVE164.79
|
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
CVE119.33
|
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
CVE142.94
|
$2.49
AWG4.49
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
CVE200.68
|
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
CVE109.46
|
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
CVE88.77
|
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
|
pay 50.1% more for transportation
|
Cabo Verde
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.45
CVE660.54
|
$5.48
AWG9.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.28
CVE2,587.33
|
$40.00
AWG72.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,166.78
CVE2,985,380.18
|
$35,000.00
AWG63,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.51
CVE2,201.72
|
$51.10
AWG91.97
|
|
pay 65.7% more for housing
|
Cabo Verde
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.24
CVE5,858.81
|
$79.65
AWG143.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.70
CVE48,690.52
|
$705.36
AWG1,269.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$350.12
CVE35,836.80
|
$655.25
AWG1,179.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.76
CVE9,903.43
|
$182.10
AWG327.77
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Cabo Verde
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.23
CVE13,943.79
|
$225.00
AWG405.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,824.32
CVE289,084.31
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Cabo Verde
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.70
CVE276.15
|
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.80
CVE183.99
|
$4.24
AWG7.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
CVE447.81
|
$13.75
AWG24.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.16
CVE4,519.53
|
$95.72
AWG172.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.78
CVE796.10
|
$11.50
AWG20.70
|
|
pay 17.2% more for clothing
|
Cabo Verde
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.18
CVE4,726.85
|
$65.00
AWG117.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.75
CVE4,478.07
|
$57.37
AWG103.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.36
CVE9,453.70
|
$116.59
AWG209.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$145.83
CVE14,926.90
|
$102.90
AWG185.22
|
|
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