Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 49.3% cheaper than Aruba.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 46.1% less for restaurants
|
Aruba
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.00
AWG28.84
|
$5.21
MKD304.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.14
AWG18.27
|
$4.44
MKD259.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
$1.47
MKD86.17
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
$1.04
MKD60.99
|
|
pay 64.6% less for groceries
|
Aruba
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
AWG6.21
|
$0.67
MKD39.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
$3.49
MKD203.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
AWG13.79
|
$4.51
MKD263.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.24
AWG9.45
|
$2.07
MKD120.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.10
AWG7.39
|
$2.81
MKD164.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
$0.40
MKD23.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
$0.58
MKD34.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
AWG4.50
|
$0.50
MKD29.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
$0.67
MKD38.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
$0.39
MKD22.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
$0.43
MKD25.34
|
|
pay 36.0% less for transportation
|
Aruba
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
AWG9.87
|
$5.31
MKD310.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
AWG72.10
|
$24.47
MKD1,429.85
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
AWG63,087.50
|
$30,527.06
MKD1,783,627.89
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.10
AWG92.10
|
$5.46
MKD319.20
|
|
pay 65.4% less for housing
|
Aruba
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.65
AWG143.57
|
$16.42
MKD959.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.36
AWG1,271.42
|
$243.32
MKD14,216.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.25
AWG1,181.08
|
$180.36
MKD10,538.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.10
AWG328.23
|
$101.51
MKD5,930.72
|
|
pay 37.2% less for childcare
|
Aruba
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.00
AWG405.56
|
$225.27
MKD13,161.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
$1,883.00
MKD110,019.48
|
|
pay 65.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Aruba
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
$1.78
MKD104.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
AWG7.65
|
$1.56
MKD91.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.75
AWG24.78
|
$2.74
MKD160.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.72
AWG172.54
|
$25.10
MKD1,466.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
AWG20.73
|
$4.74
MKD277.09
|
|
pay 30.6% less for clothing
|
Aruba
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
AWG117.16
|
$50.12
MKD2,928.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.37
AWG103.42
|
$33.45
MKD1,954.28
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.59
AWG210.15
|
$72.27
MKD4,222.85
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.90
AWG185.47
|
$82.74
MKD4,834.12
|
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