Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 2.6 times more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Cameroon
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.63
FCFA2,915
|
$16.00
AWG28.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.49
FCFA2,829
|
$10.14
AWG18.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
FCFA867
|
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
FCFA353
|
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Cameroon
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
$3.44
AWG6.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.80
FCFA6,173
|
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
FCFA5,926
|
$7.65
AWG13.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
FCFA1,121
|
$5.24
AWG9.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
FCFA1,971
|
$4.10
AWG7.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
FCFA1,027
|
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
FCFA503
|
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA490
|
$2.49
AWG4.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
FCFA353
|
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA565
|
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA426
|
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for transportation
|
Cameroon
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.41
FCFA2,774
|
$5.48
AWG9.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.34
FCFA10,288
|
$40.00
AWG72.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,808.69
FCFA16,250,132
|
$35,000.00
AWG63,087.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.89
FCFA2,452
|
$51.10
AWG92.10
|
|
pay 97.2% more for housing
|
Cameroon
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$96.22
FCFA60,583
|
$79.65
AWG143.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$355.76
FCFA223,997
|
$705.36
AWG1,271.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.27
FCFA167,024
|
$655.25
AWG1,181.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.86
FCFA43,990
|
$182.10
AWG328.23
|
|
pay 71.8% more for childcare
|
Cameroon
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.62
FCFA216,357
|
$225.00
AWG405.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,662.70
FCFA1,676,537
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Cameroon
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
FCFA720
|
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
FCFA1,005
|
$4.24
AWG7.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
FCFA1,200
|
$13.75
AWG24.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.14
FCFA17,718
|
$95.72
AWG172.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA5,144
|
$11.50
AWG20.73
|
|
pay 19.8% more for clothing
|
Cameroon
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.77
FCFA26,302
|
$65.00
AWG117.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.19
FCFA32,863
|
$57.37
AWG103.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.70
FCFA60,887
|
$116.59
AWG210.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.51
FCFA69,579
|
$102.90
AWG185.47
|
|
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