Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 3.3 times more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Chad, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Chad
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
$16.00
AWG28.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.29
FCFA2,667
|
$10.14
AWG18.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
FCFA561
|
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
|
Chad
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA203
|
$3.44
AWG6.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,016
|
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.03
FCFA6,861
|
$7.65
AWG13.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
FCFA1,347
|
$5.24
AWG9.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,844
|
$4.10
AWG7.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA485
|
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
FCFA1,076
|
$2.49
AWG4.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA661
|
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA430
|
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA430
|
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for transportation
|
Chad
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.92
FCFA2,439
|
$5.48
AWG9.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.69
FCFA50,821
|
$40.00
AWG72.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,273.85
FCFA7,013,290
|
$35,000.00
AWG63,087.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.68
FCFA2,287
|
$51.10
AWG92.10
|
|
pay 38.6% more for housing
|
Chad
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$190.62
FCFA118,582
|
$79.65
AWG143.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,386.33
FCFA862,416
|
$705.36
AWG1,271.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.73
FCFA111,806
|
$655.25
AWG1,181.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
FCFA116,589
|
$182.10
AWG328.23
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
|
Chad
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.95
FCFA22,361
|
$225.00
AWG405.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,633.89
FCFA1,016,419
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Chad
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
FCFA762
|
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$4.24
AWG7.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.94
FCFA584
|
$13.75
AWG24.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$130.71
FCFA81,314
|
$95.72
AWG172.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
FCFA3,049
|
$11.50
AWG20.73
|
|
pay 52.2% more for clothing
|
Chad
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.68
FCFA20,328
|
$65.00
AWG117.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.27
FCFA38,116
|
$57.37
AWG103.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.10
FCFA33,034
|
$116.59
AWG210.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
FCFA66,067
|
$102.90
AWG185.47
|
|
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