Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 44.2% more expensive than Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 11.3% more for restaurants
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.96
FCFA8,790
|
$16.00
AWG28.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.94
FCFA5,626
|
$10.14
AWG18.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
FCFA1,186
|
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
FCFA943
|
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
|
pay 62.1% more for groceries
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.56
FCFA1,614
|
$3.44
AWG6.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
FCFA2,646
|
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.87
FCFA4,955
|
$7.65
AWG13.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,136
|
$5.24
AWG9.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
FCFA1,383
|
$4.10
AWG7.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
FCFA742
|
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
FCFA573
|
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
FCFA1,244
|
$2.49
AWG4.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
FCFA761
|
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA733
|
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA662
|
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
|
pay 87.9% more for transportation
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
FCFA3,263
|
$5.48
AWG9.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.59
FCFA14,223
|
$40.00
AWG72.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,895.05
FCFA20,711,975
|
$35,000.00
AWG63,087.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.09
FCFA8,875
|
$51.10
AWG92.10
|
|
pay 0.3% more for housing
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.50
FCFA47,536
|
$79.65
AWG143.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$971.39
FCFA611,621
|
$705.36
AWG1,271.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.68
FCFA225,207
|
$655.25
AWG1,181.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$456.95
FCFA287,715
|
$182.10
AWG328.23
|
|
pay 25.2% more for childcare
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.14
FCFA134,834
|
$225.00
AWG405.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,100.00
FCFA3,211,154
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
|
pay 79.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
FCFA1,741
|
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.13
FCFA2,602
|
$4.24
AWG7.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
FCFA2,361
|
$13.75
AWG24.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.25
FCFA38,564
|
$95.72
AWG172.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA5,144
|
$11.50
AWG20.73
|
|
pay 42.9% more for clothing
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.83
FCFA22,562
|
$65.00
AWG117.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.92
FCFA23,874
|
$57.37
AWG103.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.22
FCFA58,067
|
$116.59
AWG210.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.67
FCFA57,717
|
$102.90
AWG185.47
|
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