Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 3.0 times more expensive than Togo.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Togo, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Togo
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.28
F CFA1,438
|
$16.00
AWG28.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.71
F CFA3,596
|
$10.14
AWG18.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
F CFA1,388
|
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
F CFA600
|
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
|
pay 89.8% more for groceries
|
Togo
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
F CFA607
|
$3.44
AWG6.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.65
F CFA2,298
|
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.54
F CFA4,750
|
$7.65
AWG13.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
F CFA1,075
|
$5.24
AWG9.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
F CFA1,867
|
$4.10
AWG7.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
F CFA778
|
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
F CFA583
|
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA856
|
$2.49
AWG4.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
F CFA972
|
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
F CFA778
|
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.73
F CFA1,089
|
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for transportation
|
Togo
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.03
F CFA2,536
|
$5.48
AWG9.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.02
F CFA30,863
|
$40.00
AWG72.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,071.14
F CFA8,230,085
|
$35,000.00
AWG63,087.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.19
F CFA2,006
|
$51.10
AWG92.10
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Togo
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.43
F CFA33,640
|
$79.65
AWG143.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$263.47
F CFA165,888
|
$705.36
AWG1,271.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.08
F CFA63,012
|
$655.25
AWG1,181.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.20
F CFA67,499
|
$182.10
AWG328.23
|
|
pay 83.2% more for childcare
|
Togo
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.20
F CFA66,869
|
$225.00
AWG405.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,792.75
F CFA3,017,698
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Togo
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
F CFA514
|
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.81
F CFA2,400
|
$4.24
AWG7.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
F CFA1,183
|
$13.75
AWG24.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.86
F CFA20,061
|
$95.72
AWG172.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
$11.50
AWG20.73
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
|
Togo
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.70
F CFA13,031
|
$65.00
AWG117.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.33
F CFA14,060
|
$57.37
AWG103.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.04
F CFA19,546
|
$116.59
AWG210.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.88
F CFA49,038
|
$102.90
AWG185.47
|
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