Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 77.8% more expensive than Senegal.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 84.2% more for restaurants
|
Senegal
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.54
F CFA4,115
|
$16.00
AWG28.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.99
F CFA5,658
|
$10.14
AWG18.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
F CFA583
|
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
F CFA619
|
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Senegal
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
$3.44
AWG6.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
F CFA4,247
|
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.56
F CFA6,648
|
$7.65
AWG13.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
F CFA1,520
|
$5.24
AWG9.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
F CFA2,762
|
$4.10
AWG7.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA641
|
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
F CFA513
|
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
F CFA622
|
$2.49
AWG4.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA555
|
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA404
|
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
F CFA341
|
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
|
pay 46.0% more for transportation
|
Senegal
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
F CFA3,855
|
$5.48
AWG9.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.51
F CFA15,431
|
$40.00
AWG72.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,959.22
F CFA16,974,551
|
$35,000.00
AWG63,087.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
F CFA15,946
|
$51.10
AWG92.10
|
|
pay 56.7% more for housing
|
Senegal
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.58
F CFA30,588
|
$79.65
AWG143.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$932.62
F CFA587,211
|
$705.36
AWG1,271.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.78
F CFA205,752
|
$655.25
AWG1,181.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.46
F CFA61,363
|
$182.10
AWG328.23
|
|
pay 0.4% less for childcare
|
Senegal
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.17
F CFA156,886
|
$225.00
AWG405.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,796.99
F CFA4,279,644
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Senegal
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
F CFA1,543
|
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.23
F CFA2,664
|
$4.24
AWG7.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
F CFA926
|
$13.75
AWG24.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.81
F CFA40,808
|
$95.72
AWG172.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
$11.50
AWG20.73
|
|
pay 26.6% more for clothing
|
Senegal
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
F CFA37,035
|
$65.00
AWG117.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.58
F CFA23,662
|
$57.37
AWG103.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.23
F CFA55,554
|
$116.59
AWG210.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.72
F CFA58,382
|
$102.90
AWG185.47
|
|
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